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I've had a Polaris 280 (two jets vs three in the 380) for five years and love it. Easy to service/maintain and parts are readily available. I had a problem with a cracked backup jet housing and called the corporate offices and they were very responsive and replaced the entire valve. 280...

Finally had a chance to look at the jets. All are open. I removed one and the water still came out the air controller. Anyone familiar with the Hayward SP1434 Jet? I took one out and am trying to determine if the o-ring in the jet could be causing the problem... allowing water to enter the...

Ha. Pump is on for now... but that's another story/post. My pool and spa share the same pump... in spa mode the water is taken from the spa, filtered, heated and returned to the spa. Spill-over is just a function of a small amount of water being diverted to the spa when the pump is in "pool"...

On my spa, which overflows in to my pool, there are about 8 jets. On the spa ledge there is a "cap" you can screw in or out to create bubbles in the jets. Unfortunately, it's not working. I can open it up, but no bubbles. If I blow down the tube, the nearest jet will bubble. Is it the jets...

FIXED! $10 "run" capacitor (top of motor) did the job. Not sure why last capacitor only lasted 6 weeks. It had a slight bulge. I will have to check with an electrician. Thanks for everyone's suggestions/help. Enjoy your pool!

Gave it some good whacks while humming... no luck.

There are some spring loaded switches on the back of the motor (under cover). Here's some more info... If I spin the impeller by hand and hit the on switch while there is good rotation ... the motor kicks in and runs great. So I think the motor is good... it's determining what is keeping it...

Waste, you were right, I could reach the impeller. I was able to move the impeller but no luck. Tapped the casing a few times with a hammer... no change. Flipped the power on and off a few times but it just hummed. The motor has two capacitors, could they be the problem? Would a faulty run...

I think I'll have to open the pump up. I think there is plate that prevents reaching the impeller. Where do I hammer "tap" the motor? Side?

My motor wont start. When it tries, it hums and eventually shuts off. I had a similar problem at the beginning of the season and ended up changing the run capacitor and the problem was solved. Pump/motor is a 1 1/2 StaRite. Motor is actually a A.O Smith. Motor seems to run hot. Couple...

I'm new to this forum. Spent some time on another one with good results... HOWEVER you guys are FAST!!! Thanks for the quick reply!!! That calculator is awesome! Thank you for that! I can tell I'm going to like this place. :-D

I noticed the same thing the year before last. I ended up changing out about 60% of my water last year. Water has been beautiful until just before the 4th this year... now I'm cloudy and fighting "something" I tried to fix it the pool store way... now I am back to BBB. Anybody know what...