Hi All...hope everyone is great and can help guide me in the right direction.
I recently upgraded my old 1.5Hp single-speed system with a new Pentair Superflow VS. The install went as well as can be expected considering I've never done it before. I fired up the pump and watched in anticipation, expecting to see leaks at every PVC joint. To my surprise all looked good. No drips or leaks anywhere on the pad where all of my equipment is.
The issue is that when the pump is running at low speed, there's a fifty-cent piece sized air bubble in the strainer basket cover and I can see air bubbles coming out of one of the return jets in the pool. When the pump spins up to high speed the bubble seems to go away in the strainer basket and I can't see any bubbles at the jets....though it's definitely tougher to see since the water is more agitated coming out of the jet at high speed.
The strange thing is that when I check the pump in the morning before it starts the basket is still full of water. Like all the way to the top with no bubbles full. The pump shuts off at 10pm and starts at 8am. So at 7am it's been sitting in the off position for 9 hours. If I had a leak I would assume that after 9 hours all of the water would be drained out of my basket and I'd have to re-prime.
What do you experts think?
Clip of bubbles:
Clip of strainer basket lid:
I recently upgraded my old 1.5Hp single-speed system with a new Pentair Superflow VS. The install went as well as can be expected considering I've never done it before. I fired up the pump and watched in anticipation, expecting to see leaks at every PVC joint. To my surprise all looked good. No drips or leaks anywhere on the pad where all of my equipment is.
The issue is that when the pump is running at low speed, there's a fifty-cent piece sized air bubble in the strainer basket cover and I can see air bubbles coming out of one of the return jets in the pool. When the pump spins up to high speed the bubble seems to go away in the strainer basket and I can't see any bubbles at the jets....though it's definitely tougher to see since the water is more agitated coming out of the jet at high speed.
The strange thing is that when I check the pump in the morning before it starts the basket is still full of water. Like all the way to the top with no bubbles full. The pump shuts off at 10pm and starts at 8am. So at 7am it's been sitting in the off position for 9 hours. If I had a leak I would assume that after 9 hours all of the water would be drained out of my basket and I'd have to re-prime.
What do you experts think?
Clip of bubbles:
Clip of strainer basket lid:
