Air getting in from somewhere

[Cold Drink]

What a pain it was getting that wagon wheel gasket out. I was starting to wonder what I had gotten myself into after about an hour of scraping to try and get the thing out. I didn't even have enough time to glue it in so I just pushed it in there and put the multi-valve back on. I just won't move the multi-valve until I can open it back up this weekend and clean it out some more and glue the new one in.

After it all I still have champagne bubbles but just from one return jet. So, the mystery continues. Its a lot better than it was before when I was getting burps of air coming out of both return jets. It's interesting to me that only one return jet has bubbles since there is only one return line coming from my pump and into the ground and it splits off underground.

- Tom

[Poconos]

I got confused with this thread and apologize. I missed the original issue of bubbles and concentrated on the pump basket draining down. If you have air bubbles coming from the return jet(s) you have a suction side leak which could be a leak at the pump basket lid. If the pump basket is draining down overnight then the problem could be a leak in the multiport valve or the basket lid itself. Reading this whole thread again it seems the leak is most likely at the pump basket lid gasket.
Again, sorry I missed that.
Al