If you have a swimming pool at home you might have come across this problem sometime. I had a similar problem with an inground swimming pool that I had at home. I called in an inground pool builder to check it up. If your DIY skills are pretty handy you could fix this up on your own. Here are some tips to check whether your pool prime works properly.
1) Make sure that the water level in the pool is high enough so that it can flow into the skimmers.
2) Make sure that the skimmer doors are not stuck. If they get stuck it might obstruct the flow to the skimmers. Sometimes the skimmer doors would hang up due to the waves.
3) Make sure that the valve handles are screwed on tightly
4) Does your pump hum when you try to turn it on? If you can hear it humming it could be because of some electrical problem.You can call in any professional to test the voltage on the pump, while you do that ensure that the shaft is free.and test the capacitor to diagnose the problem. If you are familiar with the inner workings of a motor then you could check it out on your own
5) Check the pump lid and pump lid o-ring and make sure that they do not have any cracks.
6) Lubricate the pump lid o-ring and ensure that it is clean.
You could refer this article to know more about pump prime repair ( http://www.bluescience.com/swimming-pools/posts/what-to-do-if-your-pump-will-not-prime/ ).
1) Make sure that the water level in the pool is high enough so that it can flow into the skimmers.
2) Make sure that the skimmer doors are not stuck. If they get stuck it might obstruct the flow to the skimmers. Sometimes the skimmer doors would hang up due to the waves.
3) Make sure that the valve handles are screwed on tightly
4) Does your pump hum when you try to turn it on? If you can hear it humming it could be because of some electrical problem.You can call in any professional to test the voltage on the pump, while you do that ensure that the shaft is free.and test the capacitor to diagnose the problem. If you are familiar with the inner workings of a motor then you could check it out on your own
5) Check the pump lid and pump lid o-ring and make sure that they do not have any cracks.
6) Lubricate the pump lid o-ring and ensure that it is clean.
You could refer this article to know more about pump prime repair ( http://www.bluescience.com/swimming-pools/posts/what-to-do-if-your-pump-will-not-prime/ ).
