losing prime

So tonight i got home from work and heard my pool sucking a little bit of air. Walked over and the skimmer basket was full of debris, thought no big deal. Cleaned it out and also cleaned out the pump basket while i was at it. But after re installing everything and turning the pump back on it...

Hello, I have been having an issue since last year where after about an hour of running at normal pressure the pressure in my 60 sqft DE filter grows to the max over 50 PSI which then either causes my pump to lose prime or causes a large air pocket in the pump basket. I have replaced the pump...

I’m having difficulties getting my pool pump to prime. It’s a single-speed Waterway motor for my in-ground pool. Following a vacation and subsequent algae bloom, my pump became difficult to prime. I performed the following troubleshooting steps: -Cleaned cartridge filter w/ hose and...

New build about 6m old. Have the Pentair VSF as our filter pump with Jandy automated valve and Pentair Easytouch controller. Filter Pump never loses prime when it turns on and off on its typical day to day schedule. If we use the spa at night the pump loses prime in the morning when it goes...

My filter and pump sit about 40’ from the pool and slightly uphill. I lose prime the moment I switch the valve to backwash. Is there an alternative way to backwash? Pentair Tagelus 100, Pentair VSP Pump, 2” plumbing, 35k gallon pool - installed this year. -side note: to prime the pump I have...