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• 1 janis_40 // May 16, 2005 at 1:17 am

  In a message dated 12/20/2003 1:57:15 PM Central Standard Time,
  hboswel1@… writes:
  I’ve had our pool covered for the past 3 months. I removed the cover today,
  but when I turned on the pump, it registered 0 psi. BEfore I turned it on, I
  went to load chlorine tablets in the cleaner, and forgto to turn the valve off
  before I opened it. Did this cause the 0 psi? Any suggestions on what I can
  do?
  Hi Harry,
  I take it the “cleaner” is before the pump on the suction side! And the
  valve you speak of is also before the pump! How long did you leave the pump
  running without pressure as most inground pumps are self priming. There is a
  trick you can use to help your pump prime.
  If you have an automatic pool cleaner connected on the input (suction) of the
  pump disconnect it but leave it in the pool and leave the end of the hose in
  the water. Remove the cover to the pump and get yourself a five gallon ( a
  
  two or three gallon will work) bucket and fill it up. Pour the water into the
  strainer basket section of the pump until it overflows, then reinstall the lid
  and turn the pump on. The previous action needs to be done very quickly as
  in a matter of seconds. It is also a good time to relubricate the oring on the
  lid and if it looks flattened then replace it.
  The water will help the pump because it can pump water better than air. The
  suction will draw water from the pool to the pump just monitor the pump and if
  it has not started pumping in 30 seconds or so then do the priming again and
  maybe even stick the hose down the intake pipe and try and fill the line back
  to the pool for a few seconds before using the bucket to fill the pump. Do
  not use the hose to fill the pump you just cannot fill the basket fast enough
  with the hose.
  Hope this helps!
  Ken

• 2 janis_40 // May 16, 2005 at 8:45 pm

  In a message dated 12/20/2003 5:02:30 PM Central Standard Time,
  hboswel1@… writes:
  It turned out to have a simple solution - tap on the pressure gauge!! Just a
  couple of gentle taps, and it jumped up to 10psi. I guess just sitting for 3
  months, it had sruck in place.
  Thanks,
  Harry
  Okay,
  So the solution the to problem still required a bucket!
  “Hit stuck pressure guage with said empty bucket”
  Ken

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