Jandy DE filter reads no pressure

[noturbizniss]

Not sure exactly why, but I cam to pool today and the pressure was basically zero. There was very little water coming through the pipes. Normally I see a huge flow going through the filter in the picture below. Not the first time this has happened. Don't know if it's to do with needing to clean filter or gauges are set wrong. Yes, I did remove the needles from that basket right after i took the picture.
Any advice?

 

[Richard320]

Check the skimmer basket as well and make sure the water level is good. If that doesn't fix it, you might have pine needles in the impeller.

Did you just vacuum or something? If not, stretching a hairnet or a knee-high nylon across the skimmer basket will keep small stuff out of the pump basket in the future.

 

[noturbizniss]

Check the skimmer basket as well and make sure the water level is good. If that doesn't fix it, you might have pine needles in the impeller.

Did you just vacuum or something? If not, stretching a hairnet or a knee-high nylon across the skimmer basket will keep small stuff out of the pump basket in the future.

If anything the water level is a bit high. Where is the impeller? I have the m400 vacuuming daily, although the poll is green with algae and has some leaves and gunk on the surface that I haven't removed yet.

 

[Richard320]

If anything the water level is a bit high. Where is the impeller? I have the m400 vacuuming daily, although the poll is green with algae and has some leaves and gunk on the surface that I haven't removed yet.

The impeller is the fan blade thing attached to the motor between the motor and that strainer basket. If you pull that basket out completely (kill the power!) and poke around in the opening, you might feel pine needles. How To Clean Out a Pool Pump Impeller - INYOPools.com

 

[noturbizniss]

Stuck in the coat hanger and nothing came out. Seems clear...

 

[noturbizniss]

Am I better off leaving the filter off until I can get revive late next week
or let it run as is?

 

[Richard320]

Am I better off leaving the filter off until I can get revive late next week
or let it run as is?

Is it flowing now? If it won't prime, kill the power or you'll overheat things.

 

[noturbizniss]

It is flowing, just slowly.like a trickle is going through

 

[Richard320]

It is flowing, just slowly.like a trickle is going through

And the pressure gauge now?

 

[noturbizniss]

And the pressure gauge now?

Zero

 

[Richard320]

Zero

See what happens if you backwash for a little bit. You may have clogged the filter when you vacuumed so bad the pump can't prime

 

[noturbizniss]

See what happens if you backwash for a little bit. You may have clogged the filter when you vacuumed so bad the pump can't prime

It's a stand alone robot vacuum not a pressure one tied to the filter. It's the maytronics m400

 

[Richard320]

Then I'm out of ideas.

 

[noturbizniss]

so apparently the skimmer lines were backed up, and the filter needed to be rebuilt as it was cracked.