Hello,
New here so please forgive me if I don't articulate my pool quandry succinctly.
Pools Stats:
Inground-FL
Size: 15 X 30. Hold about 11k H2O
Built: 1991
Built In Caretaker system
Pentair Intellflo Pump (Original version 2006)
Pentair Quad 80 DE Filter
Pentair 320 Inline Chlorinator
Del Oozonator (tube disconnected still inline though)
Issue:
Pool Leaks from water line to just below skimmer. It flows out underneath pool deck into backyard. Leaks faster when pump on. Have leak detection company scheduled but have to clean pool first. Very cloudy, can't see bottom and water not moving and jets inactive. Need to filter water and vacuum pool. Backwashed filter but same issue. Took filter apart and a cartridge was blown and DE piled up in bottom. Replaced all 4 filter cartridges with new ones, added DE in a slurry through skimmer.
Pump goes through priming cycles for about 10 minutes then alarms out with priming message. Reset power several times and reset pump but still alarmed out. Was adjusting setting and punched up cycle 1 but can't disable it and just go to filter mode now. Pump runs from 5 PSI on filter gauge to about 35 PSI. Filter mode alarm set to I think 31 PSI but doesn't trip it when going higher.. Keeps cycling in Cycle 1 mode but no activity and still getting alarm and pump stops. When adding DE in noticed some bubbles in skimmer. Put silicon on o rings for pump basket and inline chlorinator to stop air leak. Bled air from top of filter at startup. Seems to be an air leak on suction side I presume.
Read to backwash after cleaning filter to reset pump but wasn't sure if just do that for a few seconds with backwash valve up to release water or down. Doing after adding DE would obviously flush it out.
Any recommendations would be appreciated! Thank you!
New here so please forgive me if I don't articulate my pool quandry succinctly.
Pools Stats:
Inground-FL
Size: 15 X 30. Hold about 11k H2O
Built: 1991
Built In Caretaker system
Pentair Intellflo Pump (Original version 2006)
Pentair Quad 80 DE Filter
Pentair 320 Inline Chlorinator
Del Oozonator (tube disconnected still inline though)
Issue:
Pool Leaks from water line to just below skimmer. It flows out underneath pool deck into backyard. Leaks faster when pump on. Have leak detection company scheduled but have to clean pool first. Very cloudy, can't see bottom and water not moving and jets inactive. Need to filter water and vacuum pool. Backwashed filter but same issue. Took filter apart and a cartridge was blown and DE piled up in bottom. Replaced all 4 filter cartridges with new ones, added DE in a slurry through skimmer.
Pump goes through priming cycles for about 10 minutes then alarms out with priming message. Reset power several times and reset pump but still alarmed out. Was adjusting setting and punched up cycle 1 but can't disable it and just go to filter mode now. Pump runs from 5 PSI on filter gauge to about 35 PSI. Filter mode alarm set to I think 31 PSI but doesn't trip it when going higher.. Keeps cycling in Cycle 1 mode but no activity and still getting alarm and pump stops. When adding DE in noticed some bubbles in skimmer. Put silicon on o rings for pump basket and inline chlorinator to stop air leak. Bled air from top of filter at startup. Seems to be an air leak on suction side I presume.
Read to backwash after cleaning filter to reset pump but wasn't sure if just do that for a few seconds with backwash valve up to release water or down. Doing after adding DE would obviously flush it out.
Any recommendations would be appreciated! Thank you!