For the past several weeks I'm having issues with the vacuum and the clamp cover to the filter basket - I can't help but think they are related...
I used to be able to hook up the vacuum easily, and it was never a problem to switch from vacuum to skimmer basket.
(I cannot have both, as a Vac-mate will not fit, the pool is about 40 years old...)
Lately, when I hook up the vacuum, I get a priming failure - this never used to happen!
So, apparently, the solution is to fill the pump with water before starting it back up - well, I cannot open the clamp lid. I have to wait for the pool service guy to come to open it...
1) it never used to be that tight and it worked fine, never a priming failure
2) I never had a problem opening it
3) He applied lube to the O-ring thinking this would solve the problem, it did not
4) The pump ( 011056 ) is only 18 months old...
What can I try next?
I used to be able to hook up the vacuum easily, and it was never a problem to switch from vacuum to skimmer basket.
(I cannot have both, as a Vac-mate will not fit, the pool is about 40 years old...)
Lately, when I hook up the vacuum, I get a priming failure - this never used to happen!
So, apparently, the solution is to fill the pump with water before starting it back up - well, I cannot open the clamp lid. I have to wait for the pool service guy to come to open it...
1) it never used to be that tight and it worked fine, never a priming failure
2) I never had a problem opening it
3) He applied lube to the O-ring thinking this would solve the problem, it did not
4) The pump ( 011056 ) is only 18 months old...
What can I try next?