I just purchased a foreclosed home last month and have been working to get the pool back up and in working order. The pool and home sat vacant for 3 years, so it's quite a task!
When we got the pool there were 3 pipes coming out from the concrete slab. We assumed these were drain, skimmer, and return line. While the home was vacant parts of the pool system were stolen and in the process pipes broken. So we re-plumbed everything we could access, everything outside the slab. We now have a brand new pump and re-filled the filter with new sand. After getting all that finished we tried to start everything up yesterday and here is what happened...
We can set the filter to waste and drain from the main drain or skimmer. both those lines appear to be good and not clogged, and we have now identified which is which.
When we set the filter to recirculate we at first got some suction in the skimmer, but nothing blowing out the jets. We stopped it and then when we tried again it started to blow air bubbles and then water out the jets for about 1-2 minutes. Then the jets stopped blowing and the skimmer lost it's suction. After that one time, the jets will not blow at all and the skimmer has lost all suction.
If we unscrew the return line from the multiport and run the pump, we can see lots of water coming out. The filter has pressure of about 20 psi. When the return line is not connected to the multiport, there is suction in the skimmer. As soon as it's reconnected, no suction.
So... I am thinking maybe the return line is clogged? Would that make sense with these symptoms? Or is there something else that would cause these symptoms?
Thanks in advance for any help or guidance!
When we got the pool there were 3 pipes coming out from the concrete slab. We assumed these were drain, skimmer, and return line. While the home was vacant parts of the pool system were stolen and in the process pipes broken. So we re-plumbed everything we could access, everything outside the slab. We now have a brand new pump and re-filled the filter with new sand. After getting all that finished we tried to start everything up yesterday and here is what happened...
We can set the filter to waste and drain from the main drain or skimmer. both those lines appear to be good and not clogged, and we have now identified which is which.
When we set the filter to recirculate we at first got some suction in the skimmer, but nothing blowing out the jets. We stopped it and then when we tried again it started to blow air bubbles and then water out the jets for about 1-2 minutes. Then the jets stopped blowing and the skimmer lost it's suction. After that one time, the jets will not blow at all and the skimmer has lost all suction.
If we unscrew the return line from the multiport and run the pump, we can see lots of water coming out. The filter has pressure of about 20 psi. When the return line is not connected to the multiport, there is suction in the skimmer. As soon as it's reconnected, no suction.
So... I am thinking maybe the return line is clogged? Would that make sense with these symptoms? Or is there something else that would cause these symptoms?
Thanks in advance for any help or guidance!
