Help-Pool Guy Is A No Show

[Dafreak]

I hired a company to open my pool. He came out the other day, pulled the plugs, shocked it and told me to fill the water up to the filters (half way). Did what he said but he was supposed to ocme back today and he didnt. Im not paying this little **** $400 to play games. All I need to do is turn the system on but being new to pools and this house I have no idea what to do. Should I attempt to do it or wait? I think all I need to do is prime the pump and flip the switch, no? The water is clear but there is a lot of sediment etc. that I would like to start filtering so that i can use the pool. Any suggestions?

[Dafreak]

I tried priming the pump but I cant get any suction from the pool. What am I doing wrong?

[mwsmith2]

Hard to tell. Are your valves set right? How long did you wait for the pump to prime? It can take 2 mins or longer for some pumps to self-prime.

Also, I can understand your frustration, but profanity is not really necessary here.

Michael

[Dafreak]

Thanks for the response and I apologize for the profanity. Maybe I am not priming the pump correctly. Is there somewhere where I can find out that process?

[Poconos]

For a start some info would be helpful:
--Above or in-ground pool? Defines the equipment location as being above or below water level.
--Filter type? Model would be nice as it may define the valving positions.
--Pump model?

If you have any blockages the pump won't prime. As Michael said could be just valving.

If you do get the thing going check for leaks all around.

Post the info and we'll go from there.
Al

[Dafreak]

It is an inground pool. I am at work now so I can not tell you what brand the pump or filter is. I was worried about running it too long without water flowing through it so the longest I let it run was maybe 15 seconds. Do I need to let it run longer? I placed a hose directly in the pump filter and I did notice a pinkish liquid coming out of one of the skimmers in the pool. I assume it was antifreeze. Are all lines to and from the pump supposed to be open while priming?