Hi folks, am noticing an intermittent issue when the pool is filtering. Every so often, we lift the skimmer lid and note that the water isn't moving at all and I'm 100% sure the valves are set to pool mode. Each time, I wander over to the panel and stop the pump and re-start it. And 100% of the time, this results in the water moving normally in the skimmer basket. Sometimes, I open the air valve at the top of the filter and note that a second or two of air comes out before the water does. This suggests air in the system to my limited pool brain, but I don't know if that's normal after a few days of operation.
Each time we notice the lack of water movement in the basket, I suspect the pump is cavitating or somehow air is being introduced into the system. But the glass bowl (if I may call it that) looks like water is moving fine all the time with only the occasional sign of a bubble going by. Without question, there is a small amount of water leaking from two places:
1. The filter pump gasket (so it appears)
2. The filter itself (where the two halves of the unit come together)
Small leak defined by visible water on the concrete pad, but about the amount I'd expect if somebody poured out a coffee mug of water. . I find it quite curious that stopping the pump and re-starting it appears to cure the problem, but we obviously can't rely on that as a solution.
We've agreed to get out on the next cycle to see how the basket moves upon initial startup of the system (wondering if that suggests an air leak that would cause this between filter runs). Oddly, this isn't an every day occurrence. Seems to be 1 in 3 as a guess. Thanks in advance for any insights. Am happy to provide pix and do diagnostics, whatever those might be.
God bless.
Tom
Each time we notice the lack of water movement in the basket, I suspect the pump is cavitating or somehow air is being introduced into the system. But the glass bowl (if I may call it that) looks like water is moving fine all the time with only the occasional sign of a bubble going by. Without question, there is a small amount of water leaking from two places:
1. The filter pump gasket (so it appears)
2. The filter itself (where the two halves of the unit come together)
Small leak defined by visible water on the concrete pad, but about the amount I'd expect if somebody poured out a coffee mug of water. . I find it quite curious that stopping the pump and re-starting it appears to cure the problem, but we obviously can't rely on that as a solution.
We've agreed to get out on the next cycle to see how the basket moves upon initial startup of the system (wondering if that suggests an air leak that would cause this between filter runs). Oddly, this isn't an every day occurrence. Seems to be 1 in 3 as a guess. Thanks in advance for any insights. Am happy to provide pix and do diagnostics, whatever those might be.
God bless.
Tom
