How To: Prime a Pool Pump

THANKS to you, I was able to get my pool pump up & running again, after sitting turned off for over a week (while our pool guy was a no-show). After emptying the clogged filter basket we didn't know how to prime our pump. Although our system is slightly different from yours, thanks to your step by step video, we got it up & running again. Thanks so much. The pool guy is fired! lol

You have to be an engineer to follow this video....

I've been trying to prime my pool cause I'm getting bubbles in the pool,but it's not been going well. I followed all the steps in this video but as soon as I open that filter cap,water pours out of it. wondering what I could be doing wrong. are there any more valves other than the main drain to shut off before this?

Good stuff, saved me a lot of money I suspect. I had to clean my DE filter screens, reintroduce DE. I thought I was done but noticed I had little water running, got it primed using this video despite slight differences with my system. My Zodiac Barracuda G3 is working continually now and unfortunately has a lot of work ahead because the pool is filthy from my system running subpar for a few weeks.

Thank you for your help

Excellent! Thank you for your professional video!

do all filters have a pressure relief?

my pool doesnt have a diverter valve so how?

Great video ! I'm going to try it ,wish me luck 😉

i know my air release valve on top of my filter cartridge...but i don't know which is my deverter valve and which way to turn them for these steps as there is no writing to let me know...if i turn the one that is furthest away from my skimer basket it spews out water and the other one closet to the basket just drops the wayer in the basket please help

God bless you for this vid. i dont have extra money to get the pool people to come prime my pump. this got me going in like 2 mins. thank you.

I was having trouble with priming my pump after changing the sand. Excellent video. Thanks !

Is it OK if I disable auto priming before each startup on Pentair IntelliFlo VST 2 pump? Priming feature makes it undetectable by smart home energy monitoring system like Sense. I usually run it at 2 speeds: 3450RPM for best skimming when needed, and 2000RPM for routine circulation and filtration. At these speeds do I get any benefits from priming?

How do you know when water is freely flowing? What does that look like inside the basket?

Thanks! You saved me too from an expensive pool service call. Pool is back and running great.

You turn off the supply side diverter valve completely, then let the pump run? My supply side is either spa drain or pool skimmer, do I turn both off or just one?

main drain, skimmers, pool return. I assume the pool return is one or the other. If you close main main drain does that mean you have opened the skimmers only?

This (and the written instructions) saved me!

Its 2020 & this vid is still saving pool pumps around theworld. Thank you from New Zealand 🇳🇿. Saved me a call out charge as well.

Intro music was taken from Kerbal Space Program.

Mine is running backwards the water is coming out Works be coming in and coming in which should be going out what is the problem

Inyo Pools better stay Ottama Wife.

Pool acting up... This still works ~ thx

Diverter valve? Main Drain? Where is off? Maybe I got that. Very unsure. Air relief? Nope. Pool return? No clue. When I fill the basket with a hose no matter how long I let it run, when the hose is removed the basket drains, unless all exits (skimmer and main?) are off. Can't get it to prime.

I can't fill up the basket container thing cos the water just goes out to the drain/jets. It's impossible to fill this up. The filter basket thing is higher elevating than the pool. I will fill the pool overflowing before I will ever fill this thing.

Don't listen to this guy, he doesn't explain basic fundamentals of flow and understanding!!!!!!

great video on priming the pump, but the background track steals the show!

I did all of this and nothing! The only way I can prime is pouring water in the basket. Please help!

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This is a great information for someone who just built the pool. One question: It asks to shuf off main drain before priming. How about skimmer drains and spa drain (if there is one). Do they all need to be shut off before priming?

Awesome video. Really great job, I'm an idiot and after watching this. just primed our pump after it blocked.

I really wish this wasn’t the first thing that g gf ones up for Hayward pro series as this is garbar

Thanks it worked!