Hi, I tried few things but clueless about the problem. My skimmer suction is very low, there is hardly water flowing into skimmers. Skimmers baskets are clean, filter cap is sealed and not transparent so can’t open, backwashed, water level is above half of skimmer line, pressure is around 10 , blew lines with shop vac incase of any debris. only thing I did where it’s working temporarily is to loosen the top valve of my salt filter. When I loosen it, air gushes ( not sure in or out), when I turn on, the suction is faster BUT there are bubbles coming out of the deep side return jets ( I have 3 jets, 2 shallow end and one deep end close the filter). Looking for insights. Thanks
skimmer suction is weak and return jets have bubbles
- Thread starter satysat
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 62,771
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Does your sand filter have a MPV? If so, put it on recirculate and see what happens.
- May 3, 2014
- 62,771
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Sorry -- did not see your pictures. So on recirculate, did the flow rate go up?
Air is a suction side air leak. Search for it --- Suction Side Air Leaks
EDIT -- you stated 'salt filter'. You have a Salt Water Chlorine Generator? Those create hydrogen gas. Comes out of the returns as bubbles.
Air is a suction side air leak. Search for it --- Suction Side Air Leaks
EDIT -- you stated 'salt filter'. You have a Salt Water Chlorine Generator? Those create hydrogen gas. Comes out of the returns as bubbles.
It worked the same on recirculate , the flow gets better just for few minutes and after the bubbles appear , it slows down. I have sand filter. I will checkout the post and report back
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