Lots of Tiny Bubbles....

[sdascher]

I'm back again....... Learning from my mistakes, I hooked up my homemade spray bar ( with a hose down to the pump in the sump ) - Mistake!!! Anyhow, I am replacing most of that "hose" this morning with a fitted pvc pipe going most of the way to the pump!!!!! Hoses are not to good for U turns are they! I just wanted to share this silly mistake. My new question is - why do I have thousands of tiny air bubbles???? Is this a normal thing with spray bars??? I will check back for any comments today as I am on my way to the hardware store for more pvc pipe!!javascript:smilie('')

 

[shanev]

Sounds like you either have
1. A hole above the waterline
2. A small leak somewhere in your return line that is sucking in air.

 

[sdascher]

After I cement this pvc line in place, maybe this will get rid of the bubbles.... because I don't know where the leak could be.
Thanks

 

[smokinstarfish]

I have experienced this from PVC not being glued properly... but then, my pump was out of water, and the air entered from the intake pipe where there's heavy suction.