Difficulty priming infinity edge pump after filter and pump strainer cleaning

[Duffatola]

I am having difficulty priming my infinity edge pump after filter cleaning. After cleaning the filter media and reassembling the filter, I opened the pump lid and cleaned the strainer basket. Afterward I filled pot only to have the water backflow into the basin (which was full). I did this several times, allowing the pump to operate for a few minutes, and couldn’t prime the pump. I then tried filling with a water hose and had the same result - could not prime the pump. I tried blocking in the suction valve which enabled me to fill the pot but after turning the pump on and opening the valve I still was unsuccessful. I also tried different valve open/close combinations to no avail.

My basin is about 60’ away and 6’ lower than the pump.

Suggestions?

 

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[Duffatola]

Finally succeeded but the pump seemed to have run forever. I was surprised that the pump would run that long w/o the auto shut-off kicking in.