Water not returning to pool

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lhayes590l

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May 19, 2025
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Louisville
We opened pool and was using until last week. We needed to replace skimmer faceplate. When we went to, realized we needed a gasket. So pool was off for one week waiting for part. Water was drained a couple inches below skimmer. When we try to get it up and running again it wouldn’t take prime on filter. It will backwash and rinse. It will not send water back to return lines to jets on filter or recirculate.
 
5901,

I do not see anything obvious..

I assume you have a spa...

Have you tried the Spa mode? Sucking from the spa and returning to the spa..

Since you close your Pool/Spa, is it possible that you have not removed all the winter plugs?

If this were my pool, I'd probably open the union right after the MPV output and confirm if I had good water flow there or not..

What happens to the pump when in the Pool mode? If the pump appears to be running ok, the water has to be going somewhere... :scratch:

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
lhayes590l said:
We opened pool and was using until last week. We needed to replace skimmer faceplate. When we went to, realized we needed a gasket. So pool was off for one week waiting for part. Water was drained a couple inches below skimmer. When we try to get it up and running again it wouldn’t take prime on filter. It will backwash and rinse. It will not send water back to return lines to jets on filter or recirculate.
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I assume the water level is filled back up so water is in the skimmer again?
 

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