POOL PUMP Not Priming? Here's How to Quickly PRIME a PUMP | Swim University

what brand pump is in this video?

Thanks for the help!

Thank you. 😄

Every spring I get nervous I’m not going to remember exactly how to do all these steps! I love all the start ups refreshers! Thank you

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Interesting!! Every time my pump turns on, air bubbles through the line-- will priming my pump help this from happening?

Ok..so while I'm vacuuming my above ground pool...my pump loses prime..I've changed the piping..water level is at the high point..check o rings and impeller..so what else could there be

You turn valve to recirculate but I don’t see when you turn it back to filter, at what step? Thanks

is there a new law that any new pumps installed must be variable speed?

I have lots of air bubbles coming out of one of my return jets and one just makes bubbles the last doesn’t even do anything.

I usually run my pump during the day and turn it off at night. Do I need to close the suction line going to the pump when I turn it off? I’ve been closing it but I’m not sure if it’s necessary because if it was on a timer I wouldn’t be closing the suction line

Excellent info, thanks for sharing your knowledge 👍🏽

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Does anyone know the reason why a pool pump won't fill up with water, I keep hose on for 10-15 min even more and water just keeps going in to pipe coming from pool skimmer, I usually keep the water level on skimmer at least half way so there is plenty of water in the pool. I don't think there is a pipe leak since the water level seems to be normal all the time, i can't figure this out and i have issues with pump priming, what should I do?

Can you do one on sizing pump and filter to pool size, what happens if pump can move more at zero head than filter rated for

Thank you for this video. I've never owned a pool before. I got my pump working again from learning to pour water in the pump.

Pushing water through the skimmer helped me get mine to prime. Thanks you.

Thanks for the info. My pool wouldn't prime after a drain and refill. I filled the cleaning area by the pump with water and it primed first time after filling.

Thank you so muchh!!!!

I have full prime but very low suction. Can’t figure out why. No leaks, no clogs, just won’t pull water in from the skimmer

Everytime my pump turns off for the day, I lose suction. The next day when it turns back on, it takes about 3 minutes to get the prime back. I replaced the line coming into the pump the other day and still have the issue. Is it possible to lose any air/suction from the filter side, once the water travels through the pump? We also get ALOT of air coming through the jets.

I have a above ground pool. I dont have too much pressure psi is at 4-5

THANK YOU for these tips, particularly setting to “recirculate.” I was about to give up on pool pump, and that tip worked like magic! 😊

Do i have to plug both the skimmer and return in order to take pump cap off? It just erupts like a volcano when i go to take it off

Replacing a hose tomorrow that is clearly leaking. Would this be causing my psi to be jacked all tha way up?

When you turn it on do you turn it on recirculate or filter?

Perfect thank you

Myblever is not labeled at all so I dont know what options I have . So frustrating.

Worked a treat! Thanks

Thanks, great video. I keep having to prime the pump after shutting it down for 8 hrs. ran fine all summer and come to think of it I had to prime it a few times last winter as well??? The pool level is high and no signs of leakage but gonna change a few o-rings anyway. Something is causing the suction line to drain and since there isno sign of leaks, it must be draining back to the pool?

My pump is not priming when i connect the pool cleaner vaccum. I made sure it has not air and nothing stuck when i remove the cleaner hose it starts priming and as soon as i connect it it stops. Btw the pool vac is new and all the hoses

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Thanks for the info helped out heaps ✌🏻

Thank you. Worked great. Wish I would have seen your instruction and hour ago lol.

This video was helpful and got it almost working which was encouraging. I went and got the big toilet plunger that has the smaller end on bottom, inserted that in the skimmer hole and plunged away with the pump on, I started hearing gurgling and then everything was gurgling. Ran to the pump and it was primed and pumping. Thanks for the help.

Ugh my pump won't stay primed, when set to waste, pump full of water, pipes leading to it, cleaned filters/ baskets, new hose.. Is my hose to long? Also I know at 5 ft water breaks up, and my water level is probably like at 1/2 foot

The hose in skimmer line solved it. Thanks!

Do you turn it on with with recirculate on? After you fill with water? Then once primed turn back to filter?

Help! my pump has been running but there's no water in the pump basket. When the pump is off, there's water but it's only half way full like beneath the pipe hole in the basket. The other day I tried vacuuming the pool floor, cleaning out the debris in the skimmer basket, and pump basket. First time cleaning.

Great help! Thank you!

Thanks for the vid! How many times and how long should I try the manual prime process (adding water to the filter pump) before I give up?

Thank you for this video. I primed my pump using the fill the skimmer method. A trickle of water (pump on), turned into a strong flow, finally filling the pump. You saved me $$ . Thanks again.