- Aug 16, 2009
- 14
Everything seems to be working pretty good. I was just wondering on how long I should run my pump and filter? The neibor said he runs his all the time he said it was worth the extra money in electric to keep it clean. But im not sure if I want to run it all the time?
I almost bought a timer at wal mart today it was a outdoors timer and said you can turn things on and off when ever you want,But earlier today I noticed when I shut off the pump air or what ever happens pops my basket up in the skimmer and if you dont notice it when you turn the pump back on it sucks air. It seemed to do it pretty regularly ,I thought maybe I had air in there to begin with but after I made sure there was no air in there it popped the basket up again.
Is there a trick to this,am I doing something wrong. Does it need weighted down or something?
I dont think the pump needs to run 24/7,but with it acting like this I wouldnt feel comfortable with it on a timer on its own in case the basket moved and started sucking air.
I almost bought a timer at wal mart today it was a outdoors timer and said you can turn things on and off when ever you want,But earlier today I noticed when I shut off the pump air or what ever happens pops my basket up in the skimmer and if you dont notice it when you turn the pump back on it sucks air. It seemed to do it pretty regularly ,I thought maybe I had air in there to begin with but after I made sure there was no air in there it popped the basket up again.
Is there a trick to this,am I doing something wrong. Does it need weighted down or something?
I dont think the pump needs to run 24/7,but with it acting like this I wouldnt feel comfortable with it on a timer on its own in case the basket moved and started sucking air.