Low Water Pressure Pool Filter

Low pressure will almost always be caused by a problem at or before the pump.

Low water pressure pool filter.

Also most pool equipment has a maximum pressure rating of 50 psi and the area between 30 and 50 is your safety margin as a pool owner. Pool filters and most pool equipment is designed to operate normally up to 30 psi. Clogged pump basket or skimmer baskets. A low or high psi reading is anything outside the normal operating pressure of the filter.

Eyeball fittings not in place at pool returns. This can be diagnosed by removing the filter and running pump again without filter in. If you neglect the skimmer filter and it gets clogged up the pressure in the water pump will drop. The skimmer filter is like a basket that catches leaves grass and other small things that float on the surface of your pool.

That s because after the pump the water is under pressure so any problems would produce high pressure not low. Clogged filter if water can t get through a clogged filter you will have less water flowing out of the filter. Here s a list of common causes of low filter pressure. Causes of low water flow due to high system pressure.

If your pressure gauge is showing a high reading and your pool is showing symptoms of low water flow here are some of the probable causes. Low pressure is caused by an obstruction or other problem that is keeping water from reaching the pump. High psi readings will also cause low water pressure. Unlike high pressure there is no normal range for low pressure.

Low pressure in your filter is much less dangerous than high pressure but it means your filter isn t doing its job. Pool cleaner not moving around the pool well or may have stopped altogether. Pump not fully priming or there s air in the system when turned off. You should never operate a pool system above 30 psi and anything above this pressure should be regarded as dangerous.

Filter valve allowing water to bypass filter. If the issue was in fact a clogged filter you should have no water flow problems now. Low pressure is a pool term that is often used to describe weak jets as well as a low psi reading on the filter s pressure gauge.