suction side leak

  1. J

    Suction Side Leak - Water Loss - Can't find anything??

    Hi I have a large vinyl liner inground pool - no main drain or pool lights, just 2 skimmers and 3 return jets. Losing about 1-1.5 inches of water for every 12 hours when the pump is off overnight. No water loss when the pump is running, have tested this a few times already. Figured it must...
  2. C

    Air in Pump Basket

    Hello, I am brand new to pools. We purchased a house and inherited an inground pool with a raised spa (details in sig). Best guess is that the pool/plumbing is around 15 years old. It had serious plaster issues so just had it re-tiled and re-plastered...currently 2 weeks into the plaster cure...
  3. J

    Suction leak: Cost effective solution to this specific situation?

    Been reading and learning from you pool experts for about two months, thank you very much for all the knowledge you've passed down to me. Here's the situation: There's a suction side air leak that I haven't been able to find. (checked everywhere leading up to pump, and a little after, have not...
  4. P

    Pump not priming

    My pool pump turns on automatically at 6 AM every morning and runs until 2 PM. I recently replaced my filters and now the pump turns on but does not cycle the water. To get the pump to work I have to go out and turn the Jandy valve to spa drain, this will get water inside the pump basket, I then...
  5. Palpatine

    Moved Equipment but Still a Suction Side Air Leak?

    Hi All, So I'm at my wits end here with my potential suction side leak and I'm hoping someone can help... First let me start by saying that my pump basket has never filled up completely to the top. I also knew there was a leak, or more than one leak, somewhere in my pool as it was losing a...