Quick Background:
Had a pool service charging about $100/month, so I decided I'd take over and save the money. For 5 months, I religiously added tri-chlor pucks to my floater every week and noticed my CYA levels getting higher and higher on my test strips. Through a friend I came here and learned I'm doing it all wrong.
OK, I decided I needed to drain most of my pool to get my CYA level under control, and finally got a pump yesterday to drain the pool. Emptied the pool yesterday. Filled it last night...
It's full now and I want to run my filter pump to mix up the water still in my attached spa...get everything all stirred up to get some readings on FC, TA, pH, etc from my brand spankin' new Taylor K2006.
I flipped my breakers on (they were off while the pool was empty) and my Pentair filter pump won't start. I poured 10 gallons into it to "prime" it, and nothing. No noise, no nothing.
I have 2 pumps in my system (that's odd, right?). One (the 3hp) is hooked up to the filter. The other (1hp) is hooked to the skimmer.
The skimmer pump runs fine...the filter pump won't go at all.
1. Can you comment on my system having 2 pumps. Is that at all normal?
2. Any ideas on why the filter pump will not go?
Thank you so much.
Had a pool service charging about $100/month, so I decided I'd take over and save the money. For 5 months, I religiously added tri-chlor pucks to my floater every week and noticed my CYA levels getting higher and higher on my test strips. Through a friend I came here and learned I'm doing it all wrong.
OK, I decided I needed to drain most of my pool to get my CYA level under control, and finally got a pump yesterday to drain the pool. Emptied the pool yesterday. Filled it last night...
It's full now and I want to run my filter pump to mix up the water still in my attached spa...get everything all stirred up to get some readings on FC, TA, pH, etc from my brand spankin' new Taylor K2006.
I flipped my breakers on (they were off while the pool was empty) and my Pentair filter pump won't start. I poured 10 gallons into it to "prime" it, and nothing. No noise, no nothing.
I have 2 pumps in my system (that's odd, right?). One (the 3hp) is hooked up to the filter. The other (1hp) is hooked to the skimmer.
The skimmer pump runs fine...the filter pump won't go at all.
1. Can you comment on my system having 2 pumps. Is that at all normal?
2. Any ideas on why the filter pump will not go?
Thank you so much.