I just replaced the pump on the water fall and I cant get it to pull water in . I fill the basket close the lid and it blast a shot out then nothing . I don think its clogged but maybe so . Would a check valve help at all. It has been off for about 6 months and I replace with same size pump. I will check for clogs .
Water Fall pump ??
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Does the basket retain a large amount of air? If so, check and lube lid gasket, check and lube union gaskets. Debris can also get caught in the pump impeller. Use needle nose pliers to reach in through the basket and see if you can pull out some debris. If none of the above helps, get a hose and a water-unclogging bladder attachment and blow out the suction side from inside the basket.
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SB,
The main cause for a pump not to prime is a suction side air leak..
Show us some pics of your equipment pad showing the new pump and any valves..
Does the waterfall turn on when the pump runs, or are there valves that control the amount of water going over the falls??
Thanks,
Jim R.
The main cause for a pump not to prime is a suction side air leak..
Show us some pics of your equipment pad showing the new pump and any valves..
Does the waterfall turn on when the pump runs, or are there valves that control the amount of water going over the falls??
Thanks,
Jim R.
The water fall is on its on, has its own switch and can run when pool pump is off. I am leaning to there is a plug . The new pump has not yet primed
jo.
While a clogged line is possible, the question would be how did it get clogged...
Where does the waterfall pump get its water? Could the old pump have sucked up a bunch of leaves or ?????
I would go with SteelBlue's idea to use a Drain King...
Thanks,
Jim R.
While a clogged line is possible, the question would be how did it get clogged...
Where does the waterfall pump get its water? Could the old pump have sucked up a bunch of leaves or ?????
I would go with SteelBlue's idea to use a Drain King...
Thanks,
Jim R.
The bladder did the trick, I blew it out and and made sure it was flowing. The intake is on side of the pool, re-plumbed it no leaks and all is good! Thank you all for the help.We had pool re plastered new tile new coping and new pool decking done. Makes a huge difference in our back yard.
No I didn't, there really wasn't hard flow coming from the intakes, there are 2 , but once the pump primed good all the air was out and has great flow at the waterfall.
So maybe the intake plumbing was just filled with air and your hose primed the plumbing.