Pump issue or clogged line?

Possum512

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May 20, 2025
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I opened my 3 year old 27000 gallon inground pool this week. The cover came off in the winter and while taking the cover off, more leaves fell into the pool. I primed my Hayward variable speed pump and it seems it was working well. I could not see the bottom. The deep end is 8’. It’s a vinyl liner.
The next morning the pump had only a little water in it and it was running at 1900rpm. I put it up to 3200 and it filled up. Today it’s not filling up even at 3200rpm. There were a ton of leaves and worms at the bottom. And I still haven’t gotten it all out. If there is something clogged, how can I clear it? I have no idea how to troubleshoot this issue. I’m going to try to upload a video of the pump running. Also there are air bubbles shooting out of the jets.

Intent let. E upload a video.
 
Welcome to TFP.

What filter do you have?

Clean your filter. It is probably clogged with algae.



Thank you. I have no idea. 🤦‍♂️
It looks like it’s working a little better today now. I cleaned the filter before I started the pool. I included a picture of the filter. It has 8 long filters that I cleaned prior to starting the pool. IMG_6084.jpeg
 

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