pump basket not filing

Hi all, I'm new here, but heard you were the best folks to help me fix my problem. I have a 10k gallon pool with a Rx Clear 3/4 HP Mighty Niagara pump which was new in January (replacing my 15 year old pentair that had a bad bearing and broke as I tried to get it apart). After the pump swap...

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...

Hi everyone. New pool owner here. We are trying to prime our pump, but it seems to not be pulling from the skimmers. We can't seem to get enough water pressure pulling. Now, we had not filled the sand filter with water. Does that need to be filled up first? Lots of potential things that it...

This morning, I went to do my regular backwash. The worst mistake of my life. The pool has been working fine all season, except at the beggining where I also couldnt prime it and the company who built my pool came to prime it for me with a secondary pump that hooked up to the skimmer. After i...

Hi all! I got a new Pentair VSP 2 years ago. Last year on startup it was fried and they replaced. Wouldn’t pull water. This year it’s running, but no water is pulling through. I’m afraid I will damage it leaving it running. I poured water in the basket, lid on tight. No plugs in skimmers...

Yesterday, I noticed that my volute wasn't filling completely, regardless which valve was on (floor, skimmer, or vacuum). Due to an aftermarket dark blue basket, it's hard to see down in there now, but I could see water swirling around, like in a flushing toilet. I also *thought* I was seeing...

Hello all, hoping to get some advice. First time pool owner and bought house with it. Put solar pool heating panels on this winter. Just started them up today to test and am concerned because water level in pool pump drops when the solar heating turns on. It’s still up to almost top of basket...

I just installed this pump. But when I push quick clean the water disappears out of the pump, the pool jets don't come on. I don't see a leak. I did the wiring how it was on the old pump. What else is wrong?

Hi all. I am new to pool maintenance and am trying to get my Hayward Max-Flo pump to prime. I had recently took my Pentair cartridge filter out to clean it. Once I placed it back in, my pump is not able to prime. I am attempting to fill the pump/ strainer housing with water, but it never...

I was told at the beginning of the summer my pool pump was running pretty loud and would need to be replaced soon. A week or two ago I went out, saw air coming out of return lines and my pump basket wasn't primed and barely pulling water. Motor was still running. I checked the skimmer basket...

Hi all, I have a 22" above ground Coleman pool with the 2 inlet openings. One of those is the basic typical inlet with the cover over it that stops large things from being sucked in. The other is hooked up to my intex skimmer. I am using an intex sand filter/pump. The problem arises when I go...

Trying to get my pool going for the summer. I have a 25k gallon pool with a Hayward super pump and sand filter. I have a skimmer and bottom drain. I knew we had to change the sand this year so we did that. Filled the pool up, hooked up pump, filter, and piping. Filled the pump basket with the...

Hi, I just bought a house with a Jandy saltwater pool system, and I'm still learning the ropes. I recently cleaned the salt cell with a muriatic acid solution, as there was significant scaling. When I placed the cell back on the pump, however, the pump stopped priming on its own, i.e. when the...

Hi All, I had my pool installed last Sept and got a few weeks out of it before closing it for the year. We just opened it and the basket doesn’t seem to be filling on the pump unless I run it on high (3400rpm) for some time. The lines are 2” and the pump is sitting about 30’ from the pool, it is...