Postby dguadron12 » Mon 07 Jun, 2010 11:54
i have a similar problem. Why is pressure low in my pool's jet? We opened our inground pool a few weeks ago for the first time in two years and after preparing the filter, we noticed that our jet was giving off water at a low pressure during its filter process. The skimmer was also taking in water at a low rate. This only occurs while on filter, if we do a backwash or rinse, the skimmer sucks the normal rate of water. We have bought a new pump, changed the sand in our filter, used a drain snake, fish tape, and a drain king on the pipe between the filter and the jet, but only the drain king seemed to work slightly.This provided a small amount of pressure to the jet when turned on. Both the fish tape and the drain snake would stop moving after a certain point, failing to pull back anything that may have been clogged there. We believe it is a clog within this pipe because when we place a hose into this pipe, water returns back up the pipe instead of releasing into the pool through the jet, but nothing seems to be working. Any ideas why we are having this problem?