Pool Care Basics
How To Prime a Pool Pump
In this Pool Care Basics, we show you how to prime your pool pump with a garden hose after it has lost prime. This is useful when your pump is struggling to achieve prime on its own.
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Hi
What would cause my pump to lose its prime every day upon startup? I prime it every day like you show and it runs fine after that until the pump timer shuts off then you can hear air or water running back to the pool. I do have a small leak on the suction side of the pool near the top of the pump, could this cause it to lose its prime? What a pain in the neck.
Dennis Stahley
Myrtle Beach SC.
stahleymb@yahoo.com
Yes, that suction side air leak is sucking air into the system, causing the pump to lose prime. If you know where the sucking air leak is, repair it with a new o-ring or new pipe joint.
If you need help finding the air leak, review this guide and article: How to Identify and Correct Air Leaks