It sounds likes it may be time to change the sand. When your on recirculate the water is not being passed through the sand but just in and right back...

There is only one answer here: your heater is possessed! hehe

Ha ha! Totally agree it's possessed!
Thanks for the input. I have someone coming to...

i put new seal in vari-flow, took pump apart and cleaned it checked for holes in grates everything fine but when i vacum it a few minutes later...

2-speed pumps and variable speed pumps have the potential to save you a loy of money.

But.

You need to design your system so that everything, which...

i have a de filter that has a crack on the bottom ,what is the best way for a temp fix.we won't be in the house next year

mine runs at 9 psi and 17 psi l think that is about normal

Have you got your pool running?

Thanks for the confirmation and the additional information.

Yep, thats what i said to myself. I actually told my brother to stop by this morning and do a good backwash on the filter. He did so and he said that...

first unplug kreepy krauly from the skimmer & see how the suction is?
is it good or bad?
if bad it's not the kreepy krauly.

If good then lets do...

Its not too hard to find a GOOD 1/2hp pump that will outperform a 1hp pump. That number alone is quite misleading.

Look for an SF on the pump label....

help, im having the same prob. any help?

Drawing air sounds right. The skimmers get sucked empty and then fill up. Can I solve that by lowering the pumping rate, or do I have to add more...