So during my regular weekly maintenance I noticed that the pump had a decent amount of air at the top. I went through some standard checks. I made sure the skimmer was clear, the water level was good. I tried to isolate the main drain and skimmer and the bubbles remain. I was afraid that I had a leak on the suction side (I’ve had it before with no loss of water in the pool.). My kids wanted to swim the following day and I turned on the heater. The next morning I noted that the heater wasn’t getting sufficient flow (and stated as FLO). The pressure gauge on my sand filter really didn’t move from the low end. From reading about the low flow to the heater made me try to backwash the filter. When I did it did come out dirty . After rinsing and returning to filter the air disappeared from the pump and now it fills completely. Could there be a reason why this happened ? Aside from me needing to look into my sand filter and pressure gauge any rationale for the air bubbles with a dirty sand filter?
Help me make sense of this issue.
- Thread starter Brazillianguy
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Guy,
With a single speed pump, you should not have much air under the pump lid..
As the filter gets dirty, it can cause the water flow to go down and this can cause air under the pump lid..
Sounds to me like your pressure gauge is bad, or plugged..
When was the last time you backwashed the filter?
I'd run an OCLT just to make sure you don't have an algae bloom, even if you can't see it yet.
Thanks,
Jim R.
With a single speed pump, you should not have much air under the pump lid..
As the filter gets dirty, it can cause the water flow to go down and this can cause air under the pump lid..
Sounds to me like your pressure gauge is bad, or plugged..
When was the last time you backwashed the filter?
I'd run an OCLT just to make sure you don't have an algae bloom, even if you can't see it yet.
Thanks,
Jim R.
I think I’ve backwashed it a few months ago. The pressure gushes may be clogged. I know that my CC is <0.5 but will see about OCLT to confirm. Thanks !!
