Recent content by blackPlaster

I've installed a $150 LED light bulb along with a new lamp gasket/seal two years ago and assume that if the rubber gasket leaks and wets the electronics in the bulb, the bulb is lost. I've only had a pool 3 years so don't know what life expectancy to expect from the seal. How often would you...

The parts I ordered at poolpartsonline were a perfect fit. re-plumbed with a valve allowing to by-pass the heater (to reduce head loss). Took burner tray out, brushed quite a bit of rust off. re-sealed and tightened gas pipes pressure valve switch was defective, swapped with unit from an old...

Took the header apart over the week end. Hammered a lot of rust out of the in/out header and the return header. The inside of the heat exchanger tubes is perfectly clean and reaming is not needed. Brushed black soot off the exchanger fins to improve heat transfer. Ordered a by-pass valve...

If you want to know how much it is worth, list it on craigslist. Giving it a second life is much more ecological than scrapping it. But of course it does not help the USA's job problem.

Re: My Teledyne Laars Mark V 400'000 BTU It seems the flow control is shot and let most of the water always bypass the header. That explains the big bangs: water slacks in the header, boils and and pressure bursts. The by-pass valve disc looks like it lost its outer part. In addition i saw...

This post is not really to ask a question. It is rather to share the experience of attempting to overhaul my mammoth. The heater came with the house and its gas supply was off. When the gas technician was here to turn the water heater and whole house air heater on, he also had a look at the...

Time to report on pump efficiency. Input is 1h total power consumption, provided by the smart meter, at night while pump runs. The rest of the house also runs, so actual pump power drain of the pool motor is lesser, but the difference is a good approximation of the gain between motors. The wet...

Are you sure about this measurement? It would be disappointing that wet-end and all being equal, a new high efficiency motor needs 8% more electricity to do the same job as the old motor.

I have a smart meter which let me confirm the above : With the broken diffuser, the average house consumption while pump runs at night is 1.93kWh. With the repaired diffuser, it fell by 65.9W. I also noticed that while the air vents in the fridge were iced, my fridge was using an extra 127W...

Hello Bamba Rambler, I am curious to know how your double throw switch holds up. I picked up the same yesterday and it seems small to carry 1/2 HP. (My motor is 1HP). thanks

Planning to pick up this used 2-speed motor. Came off a no-name SPA pump. Shaft is threaded. Seller says 4 hp. Any reason why it would not attach to a starite wetend? I had no idea GE makes pool motors. But after all what do they not make? thanks

I assume there is water under the lid. Else the below is a waste of time. I'm not familiar with Hayward, but some classical ideas that come to mind: file or angle grind the bolt's head to a square, then get it with an adjustable wrench, hack saw or angle grind the bolt in the middle or at the...

Pump is back online with new diffuser. 22psi at filter (seems high). Now shopping for a motor.

Is there water or air under the lid? (did it lose prime). Is the water level above all skimmers. If there is water under the lid when the motor spins then it sounds like a problem in the wet-end. Could be the impeller, diffuser, or a blockage.