I am seeing two very odd things with my pump-fliter system this year...and I am at a loss after some small degree of troubleshooting it.
Everything "works" fine, the system operates, FC is produced by the IC-40, the system filters, etc... BUT::::::::
A- after a long Off Time, pump start-up (prime) time to get water flowing is very long, like 3 minutes after a long time off....If I cycle the pump on/off/on/off with a ten-second dwell time, the water flow is pretty much immediate. So, no loss of prime over a short duration.
B- when the pump is turned off, there is a violent back pressure from the strainer basket that causes most all of the leaves in the wall skimmer to be ejected over the Weir door and into the pool, and most times this back pressure pops the skimmer basket up and sideways, rendering it useless next time the pump turns on. Sometimes, it interferes with the proper operation of the Weir door....holding it closed or vertical.
As to A: I bought a new gasket for the pump skimmer basket, Hayward Super Pump 2HP. What's very odd is when I run the pump for 15-30 minutes, then shut it off....then I open the lid on the pump skimmer basket: I hear a vacuum break when I pull the cover. So I am thinking it's not a leak on the inlet pipe or valve causing the extended duration to prime the the water flow when the pump restarts.
As to B: I am at a loss. This seems to happen went the filter whether or not the filter has been backwashed or not. Last night it did it with the pressure at 16 psi, I backwashed and it was down to 14-15. So, not a seriously clogged filter. I had to leave for a few days today and I asked my wife to keep an eye on it. When I get back I am thinking of trying this test in Recirculate mode.
ANY IDEAS?????
Confused in So MD.
Everything "works" fine, the system operates, FC is produced by the IC-40, the system filters, etc... BUT::::::::
A- after a long Off Time, pump start-up (prime) time to get water flowing is very long, like 3 minutes after a long time off....If I cycle the pump on/off/on/off with a ten-second dwell time, the water flow is pretty much immediate. So, no loss of prime over a short duration.
B- when the pump is turned off, there is a violent back pressure from the strainer basket that causes most all of the leaves in the wall skimmer to be ejected over the Weir door and into the pool, and most times this back pressure pops the skimmer basket up and sideways, rendering it useless next time the pump turns on. Sometimes, it interferes with the proper operation of the Weir door....holding it closed or vertical.
As to A: I bought a new gasket for the pump skimmer basket, Hayward Super Pump 2HP. What's very odd is when I run the pump for 15-30 minutes, then shut it off....then I open the lid on the pump skimmer basket: I hear a vacuum break when I pull the cover. So I am thinking it's not a leak on the inlet pipe or valve causing the extended duration to prime the the water flow when the pump restarts.
As to B: I am at a loss. This seems to happen went the filter whether or not the filter has been backwashed or not. Last night it did it with the pressure at 16 psi, I backwashed and it was down to 14-15. So, not a seriously clogged filter. I had to leave for a few days today and I asked my wife to keep an eye on it. When I get back I am thinking of trying this test in Recirculate mode.
ANY IDEAS?????
Confused in So MD.