Lately, when my pump turns on, the pressure starts out just above 0 and slowly (minutes, not seconds) climbs to normal, which is around 12 PSI. Any ideas what might be causing this?
Slow to prime? Does the water in the pump strainer basket froth around while the psi is climbing and then becomes mostly all water as the psi goes to 12?Any ideas what might be causing this?
Although a slight air pocket does develop at the top of the strainer basket in the 17 hours between the final "ON" hour of one day and he first "ON" hour of the following day, the pump never really loses its prime. In fact, what I have described was first noticed at the beginning of one of the "ON" hours that followed an "OFF" time of only one hour, and in this case, there is no noticeable air at all in the strainer basket when the pump turns on. I do recognize that the filter pressure doesn't read "normal" until all air is purged from the system. I have noticed air bubbles coming out of the returns when the pump first turns on, even when the pump has only been off for an hour and there is no visible air in the strainer basket. However, this only lasts a matter of seconds, and that is not a recent occurrence like what I initially described in this thread.Does the water in the pump strainer basket froth around while the psi is climbing and then becomes mostly all water as the psi goes to 12?
I am out of town at the moment, but I plan to check the flow at the returns when the pump first turns on when I return.Is the water flow from the returns also slow and ramp up?