Questions about air in the lines

[Ravaloft]

Forgive me, I’m limited to posting from phone for now.

Does this look like too much air in pump? I realize this is difficult to see. All equipment is actually in shade.

Some of my return jets don’t have pressure. This is a picture of my pump and quick video showing what’s coming out of the most powerful rerun jet.
The other jets barely have pressure and send out fatter(?) bubbles.

This looks normal or should I look into maybe re-priming the pump?

Skimmer basket is clean and all looks normal there. Water line is good too

 

[Texas Splash]

In the video I see a lot of movement, perhaps water rippling, then some tiny champagne sized bubbles. Is that what you are referring to, those tiny bubbles? I can't see clearly what's under the clear lid. Maybe it's just me.

 

[Toxophilite]

Are you sure that pump strainer is clear? From the pic, it looks full of debris.

 

[Ravaloft]

I’ll double check. Thanks for taking the time to read my post

 

[Ravaloft]

In the video I see a lot of movement, perhaps water rippling, then some tiny champagne sized bubbles. Is that what you are referring to, those tiny bubbles? I can't see clearly what's under the clear lid. Maybe it's just me.

The lid is pretty scratchy. The smaller bubbles in the YouTube vid are from a return jet

 

[1poolman1]

Clean and lube the pump lid O ring. That's the place to start. While ideally we never see air in the return, there are very few ideal pools after about 5 years of age.

 

[mas985]

Air bubbles out of the returns are due to 1 of 3 things:

1) SWG, which you do not have
2) Solar when pressure gets too low and the VRV opens allowing air into the lines. - not normal, usually due to a dirty filter
3) Air leak in the suction side of the plumbing. - not normal, usually can be fixed by lubing pump lid o-rings and drain plug gaskets