Pump Basket not full of Water

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Sharp7823 posted this 08 March 2022

Hello,
The water in my Pentair Variable Speed Intelliflo pump basket is 3-4 inches below being full. I changed the filters, cleaned the basket and lubed the O-rings for the basket and filter and filled the basket with water.
I checked the basket about 15 minutes after turning everything back on and the water was about an inch or two low so I turned everything off. The next day the water level was the same as when I turned the pump off the night before.  I assume that I have a leak and air in the system somewhere?
The pump was installed in 2015. I'm wondering if the GOkit or lid kit might solve the problem, but sure if I should look at something else. On Inyopools.com, I selected "Intelliflo VS / SVRS (Pre-June 2016) link and it takes me to a page to order parts, but the parts listed are for the Whisperflo are the correct parts, much less the parts I need to fix the problem. 

Thank you,
Sean

InyoRob posted this 10 March 2022

The parts in the Whisperflo tune-up kit work on the original Intelliflo. Both pumps have the same pump housing.

It sounds like a suction-side air leak, clogged impeller, or a clogged line. Posted below are a couple of videos that may help identify the problem.

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