I turn on my pool pump and all it does is vibrate. No water flow in and no flow out the pool jets. I tried to create a better cyphon , but that did...

I'm a new pool owner and don't know much yet. I have a Roman pool with a valve at the shallow end that sits fairly flush with the top of the stair...

I responded to you on the other thread before I saw this one.

1. Is the pump full of water when running or only partially full?

2. Close skimmer...

I am a new pool owner myself with a year-old pool and year-old DE filter. We will never use the backwash feature again. If the pressure gauge says to...

What is the PSI/pressure right now? As I posted on another response, our pool dealer said the backwash on our Pentair doesn't work appropriately and...

What filter are you using?

Ours is a Pentair and the pool dealer told us the backwash feature does not work. We've now started taking it apart and...

Just reread your title. If you lose prime when the pump is off then you have a leak on the suction side.

I would do the things I mentioned in my...

There should be another check valve on the suction side. When the system is off water can move both ways. Definitely not a leak just the water...

The filter is a 30 years old and I can not find parts for it any more . I forgot to mention that the valve is almost broken too as water leaks to the...

Did you use the vaseline to get the hose on? That could be the problem. I would clean all that off and if needed, use warm water on the hose to get...

If you are getting sand in the pool from the sand filter then chances are you have on or more broken laterals in the pool. The fix is removing the...

The two lines are for the skimmer and the main drain. If both run back to the pump when you can control how much suction comes from each.

Another...