I just purchased a house and it has an above ground pool. Its pretty big with a deck built around it. When i first starting cleaning it, the hayward pool cleaner thing worked fine. Now whenever i hook it up, the psi in the filter drops to 0 and nothing works. Then when i disconnect it, it takes a little bit of fiddle with things (i really have no idea what im doing, first time owner) the jets work again. I have a Clearwater 2 filter system. Any advice, help or info would be greatly appreciated.
Pool Cleaner not working
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Is the cleaner a suction cleaner where you hook it up to the suction port or skimmer?
If so, ensure that there hose or cleaner is not clogged. Also, the house could be cracked and pulling in too much air.
If so, ensure that there hose or cleaner is not clogged. Also, the house could be cracked and pulling in too much air.
i hook it up to the skimmer, i remove the basket it in there and it "plugs" in to the pipe. I will look at each piece of hose to make sure no clog. Thanks
Are you priming the hose too? Make sure you fill it with water prior to plugging it into the skimmer so your pump isn't sucking a bunch of air through it.
I didnt know you had to do that, thanks for the heads up. Like i said first time pool owner. I will check the hose and make sure its full of water then try it.
You're no newer than me - my install is next week. However, I have done a TON of research and I am pretty sure for an above ground pool, it is best to prime the hose before hooking it up. Otherwise you are making your pump pool all of that air through the line.
Yup, need to fill it with water.
Do you have a leaf canister in the pipe as well? Because otherwise you put in your plumbing at risk for a clog. Or you can use a skimmer plate over your skimmer basket.
Do you have a leaf canister in the pipe as well? Because otherwise you put in your plumbing at risk for a clog. Or you can use a skimmer plate over your skimmer basket.
no leaf cannister it goes into a basket in the pump area. It was working good but i did take it out of the pool so we could swim for the first time and then put it in without making sure water was in it, so i think that might be the problem.
An easy way to fill the hose with water is to put it up against the return while the pump is on so that it will force water through the hose.
Before plugging the hose in the skimmer, hold the plug in end against the return outflow. The cleaner will rise as all the air is purged out of the hose and cleaner and then it will sink - now you are good to go.
Hello,
Check the inline stainer for trash that is backing off the water stream to the more clean. Likewise check the hose, to ensure that weight isn't being lost some place along the line.
summer escape above ground pool pump
Check the inline stainer for trash that is backing off the water stream to the more clean. Likewise check the hose, to ensure that weight isn't being lost some place along the line.
summer escape above ground pool pump