Pump not holding prime

[CarlD]

O-KAY! That answers the question I had about how to get the remaining water out of the pot. I don't have to. Though I was already scrounging through the box in the garage for some rubber tubing I know is in there.

Thanks a bunch!

ETA: Duh! There's a little drain on the bottom of the pot. Never mind the rubber tubing syphon. Sheesh!

That's right! There's a little drain plug there!....

If it moves and it shouldn't, use duct tape.
If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40.

For everything else a hammer and/or vise-grips!

[AnnaK]

I'll keep your fix-it advice in mind.

Found some marine epoxy and have drained the pot. I'm now off to do some gluing. If you don't hear from me by tomorrow, send help. It means I've glued myself to the pump pot.

Oh yes. That is something I would do.

[CarlD]

Nah. It's epoxy, not superglue. You'll be able to get away, just not able to get the glue glop off your your fingers.

[AnnaK]

I wore my trusty purple latex gloves and brought along a bottle of Goo Gone, just in case.

Haven't filled the pot back up yet, it's too $#@! cold out there for me to want to play in water. We'll see if it holds tomorrow. It won't hurt the pool to not have water circulating for 24 hours. Heck, another couple degrees and a person could skate on it.

[CarlD]

Let's all hope it work.

"Think it'll woik?" The Wife
"It'd take a miracle" Miracle Max.

[AnnaK]

Update:

This morning I put the plug back in after having wrapped it with Teflon tape and filled the pot by opening the valve to the skimmer. Closed the valve, put the lid on. I did not turn on the pump. The pot should now be a sealed system, right? If it drains down again I would be looking for a leak around the pot, wouldn't I?

I'll give it some hours.

[Poconos]

Maybe. On an AG with the pump and filter below the skimmer and return openings you can get backflow from the return, back through the filter, then to the pump so closing just the skimmer valve shouldn't really stop anything. I'd leave the valve(s) open and just look for a dribble.
Gonna go mow...rain approaching sooner than expected.
Al