Suction Air Leak Causes Skimmer to Spew

[BigDave]

sure, an air leak on suction side may not leak water - especially when pump is running. Perhaps a leak in the strainer cover gasket?

[chuckerman]

ok i will retape inlet fittings and see if thats the fix and what exactly is the pump pot o ring and where might this be located & ease of replacement?

[BigDave]

I looked up the Super pump parts list and realized that what I called the pump pot o-ring is actually called the strainer cover gasket you caught me before my edit.

Open the strainer cover, examine the gasket and seating sufaces. clean as necessary.

Could be one of the driain plugs leaking. I'm not sure if thery're both on the suction side of the pump.

I've read about someone using shaving cream to look for suction leaks.

[chuckerman]

yep closed the filter capped off the skimmer and sure enough small trickle of water coming out of both the drain plug and inlet line to pump. retaped & retightened both and all is well. thanks so much we are now not afraid to shut off pump

[BigDave]

Thanks for checking in - we love to hear about successes. Congrats.