Suction Leak Causes Pump Priming Problems

[Tirwin]

Hello I had to replace the motor on my pump. I brought it home and hooked it up, added water to prime it and then turned it on. The pump started, but it just will not get water flowing through it. I continue to add water to prime it but nothing happens. I have never had this problem in the past 12 years of opening the pool. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciate.

[waste]

Welcome to The Forum!

Are the valves on the suction lines open? And, how many suction lines (skimmers, main drain, vacuum port) do you have?

What I suspect is a major air leak before the pump.

What else can you tell us about what you disconnected or changed when you replaced the motor?

[Tirwin]

Ted -

Thanks for your input. You were right, there must have been an air leak. I detached and then re-attached the pump to the input lines and put some white sealing tape on the threads. The pump finally started! What a relief as I feared I was headed for a toxic wasteland soon.

Cheers,
Tim

[waste]

Happy to have helped :)