Any idea why this would happen? I turn the pump off and the water backs up and bubbles out the skimmer, to the point where it blows the lid off. Is this normal?
When I turn off my pump, it backs up?
- Thread starter joem1cha3l
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- May 3, 2014
- 58,383
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
No. It means you are building air in your filter most likely from a suction side leak.
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- May 3, 2014
- 58,383
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Do you have air in your returns when the pump is running? What is your filter pressure versus your normal clean pressure?
Joe,
As a test, with the pump running, open the air relief on the filter until you get a good stream of water, and then turn off the pump and see what happens...
Thanks,
Jim R.
As a test, with the pump running, open the air relief on the filter until you get a good stream of water, and then turn off the pump and see what happens...
Thanks,
Jim R.
The only way I can get water to come out of that is if I completely remove the relief
- May 3, 2014
- 58,383
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Joe,
Odd... it should have a valve of some type..
I agree with Marty.. it sounds like you have an leak..
Is your equipment pad way above the level of your pool??
Thanks,
Jim R.
Odd... it should have a valve of some type..
I agree with Marty.. it sounds like you have an leak..
Is your equipment pad way above the level of your pool??
Thanks,
Jim R.
I think its important to note, I only have this issue when Im using ONLY the skimmer. If I move the valve to 1/2 skimmer and 1/2 the intake port in the side of the pool my pressure is normal (about 15 PSI)
When I move it to just skimmer, it drops to about 4 PSI and pushes a mixture of air out of the return to the pool
I also cannot seem to get enough suction for the vacuum to work.
Also, we recently had some re-grading done with a small tractor around the pool area. Is it possible the pipe is broken from the skimmer to the pump?
Also, we recently had some re-grading done with a small tractor around the pool area. Is it possible the pipe is broken from the skimmer to the pump?
- May 3, 2014
- 58,383
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Check that the weir door in the skimmer is moving freely. Also that your skimmer basket is clean.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,383
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Joe,
Odd... it should have a valve of some type..
I agree with Marty.. it sounds like you have an leak..
Is your equipment pad way above the level of your pool??
Thanks,
Jim R.
Not way above Jim, about level with the concrete apron
Another thing to note - my Pentair moves 75 GPM. Im also using a Skim-A-Round skimmer basket that only requires 20 GPM to be sucked down into place. The basket only has enough suction to be held down if I turn everything else off except the skimmer, and even then it is barely held down. So it leads me to believe its sucking air through that line and not getting enough suction to the skimmer.
When im fully using just the skimmer, thats when I seem to have the air issues. Does it sound like I've identified the issue?
When im fully using just the skimmer, thats when I seem to have the air issues. Does it sound like I've identified the issue?
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