How to Prime a Pool Filter
- 1). Turn off the pool filter and pump, as well as any secondary booster pumps or equipment. Press down on the filter's dial valve handle and rotate it to the "Filter" setting.
- 2). Unscrew the lid of the pump attached to the filter. Take the small strainer basket out of the pump and clean it of debris. Reinsert the basket into the pump.
- 3). Fill the pump opening with water from a bucket or water hose. Once the pump is full of water, replace the lid. Tighten the lid by hand to avoid over-tightening.
- 4). Turn the pool filter on. Observe the area of the pump housing the pump basket. If the filter appears to be pumping more air than water, turn the filter off and repeat the pump-filling process until only water runs through the pump. Repeating this process gradually pushes air in the filter out of the return lines and allows the filter to prime correctly.
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