Bad Pump Pressure

by Jeanette
(Kilgore Texas)

When I turn the pump on filter it is not getting enough pressure for me to vacuum the pool but if I put it on re-circulate it works fine.

I have backwashed the filter and checked the hoses. The hair and lint box keeps getting air in it and I don't know why?



Hi Jeanette. The hair and lint pot getting air in it is probably the cause of you loosing pressure. This is usually the problem.

The hair and lint pot has an o-ring in the lid. Make sure that o-ring is well lubricated with aqua-lube. This should be done every few times you clean the basket out.

If a good lube job does not fix the air leak you may need a new o-ring. If that does not work you may need a new lid. If that still does not work an entire pot assembly may be required.

If you get to this point, and don't have the fifty, to seventy five, bucks to put out on a new assembly you could always try my method. Use a grocery store plastic bag between the lid and the lint pot. The bag plus a lot of lube will just about always do the job. Sometimes I have to double the bag up, but sooner or later, that thing quits sucking air.