Hello,

This year I am having a tough time clearing up the pool and noticed that my return jets have Air Bubbles in them. I opened the pool the first time this year myself and I accidentally forgot to uncap the return jets after turning on the pump for no more than 10 minutes. I am hoping this didn't cause damage but I do now see the bubbles.

After some searching around here is what I done :

1) I have a 33k gallon inground pool.
2) I switched off the skimmers and still saw the bubbles.
3) I switched off the Main Drain and still saw the bubbles.
4) I see bubbles from ALL 4 return jets.
5) My Jandy filter keeps building up air inside (ever 10 or so minutes, I can open the pressure guage and about 20 seconds of air comes out before the water.)
6) I sprayed shaving cream all over all the above ground fittings and the pump to see if I could see any air intakes (It was fun but fruitless)
7) As a cheap first start, I replaced the rubber on the hayward pumps lid.
8) I checked the 'doors' on the skimmers and they are functional.


Any ideas? Also, do you think this would be preventing me from achieving crystal clear water?

Thanks for any help.
CARLO in Brooklyn.