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To prime your swimming pool pump.

• Get a bucket and fill it with with pool water.
• Take the lid off the pump basket.
• Pour water in the basket.
• As the water rises it should drain down the pipes feeding the pump.
• It may take quite a lot of water.
• When the basket area is full put the lid back on securely.
• Turn on the pump with just the bottom drain open to the inlet of the pump.
• You may need to do this several times.
• once water is flowing turn on each inlet tap, giving time to settle.
• One poorly designed pools, you may need to turn the taps slowly, so as to not introduce too much air at once.