pump will only prime when basket it out

[AndyT86]

Can we just run the pump with the bubble? It's not a huge bubble, as you can kinda see from the photo.

I run mine (a Hayward) with small bubble like that. It appeared a 2-3 years ago, and I figured as long as it was not cavitating it was okay.

Out of curiosity, have you changed any plumbing lately? Just wondering if there is a place in the plumbing that can trap the air that forms the bubble.

[ScottsdaleSwim]

Andy- I'm glad to hear that I can run it with the bubble.
My pool is starting to get yucky.

We haven't done any plumbing..we bought the house just over a year ago.

My husband picked up an impeller today from the pool store...and guess what?
It's the wrong one.
If the new impeller doesn't change things I'll "watch and wait" because frankly, this is makin' me nuts.

[MarkC]

My basket has a slot that has to be lined up with its mating twin in the basket housing itself. If I don't line them up the lid does not fit right. I know this is probably not your problem but was wonderring if the new basket does not have the slot cut into it that keys into the housing?

[ScottsdaleSwim]

It actually looks like it's going to be the impeller. We're waiting for it to come in but when we took the old one in..so they would be sure to order the correct one...
The guy said the impeller looked pretty worn.
He showed us how a new one should look and it definitely looked worn. It should be in tomorrow or wednesday so we'll see how it works when we put the new one on.