Pump not holding prime

[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

[AnnaK]

I have the valve to the return closed as well.

Right now the cinder block pad the pump sits on is wet from the pot overflowing. I wouldn't be able to really tell a leak in the pot or its immediate fittings unless there is, as you say, a dribble. And what with the rain coming this plumbing leak detection event may have to be on hold for a few days.

What I do know is there's no evidence of water at any of the valves or connections to/from the pool nor any visible leaks in the pump fittings.

[CarlD]

If it runs and you get no extra air in the pump skimmer