This is my 5th year opening a pool and the first time an air bubble slowly develops under the pump cover.
What I have done to fix so far:
1) All new plumbing- fittings and ball valve, connected to pump
2) new o-ring and lube under lid. To be honest, I'm so new to this, didn't realize lube needed to be on that ring until this year. How much do I use?
3) Replaced all of shaft seal
4) All hose clamps are tight too.
5) New drain plug since I snapped off the last one trying to tighten that.
I fill pump housing, and an hour later a small bubble is forming, that was last night. This morning, the bubble is bigger, almost the diameter of the clear plastic circle. Where is this air coming in from?
How tight is "tight" on a pool?
Where and how much lube am I supposed to use?
Thank you very much for the guidance.
What I have done to fix so far:
1) All new plumbing- fittings and ball valve, connected to pump
2) new o-ring and lube under lid. To be honest, I'm so new to this, didn't realize lube needed to be on that ring until this year. How much do I use?
3) Replaced all of shaft seal
4) All hose clamps are tight too.
5) New drain plug since I snapped off the last one trying to tighten that.
I fill pump housing, and an hour later a small bubble is forming, that was last night. This morning, the bubble is bigger, almost the diameter of the clear plastic circle. Where is this air coming in from?
How tight is "tight" on a pool?
Where and how much lube am I supposed to use?
Thank you very much for the guidance.