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But am i correct that i am not supposed to perform any initial or ongoing maintenance to these motors? This is certainly not normal....

Just replaced a standard Century (AO) 1.4 motor a two months back. Now with the first real cold spell, this new motor is already making that typical metal on metal screeching sound at start up along with slow rotation. It was always my understanding that you just plugged and played these...

On the advice of Pentair, I replaced the flow switch and i have the same problem of the Salt content light flashing green and the unit not making chlorine with proper salt levels. This seems to be another "common problem", at least on here. Now they advise replacing the unit, after 1 year, and...

Yes ok, i've chased this all the way down to the pump being the grounding issue. 1hp Century b128 probably 5-7 years old. Is this a break it open and find the short type of repair or new motor. I have one.

At the end of the line, they are grounded into the timer box on the interior base

Ok, I have replaced gfci with a new 20amp outlet. Still having the same problem. When the pump is not wired in, the outlet reads properly grounded. I’m obviously making a wiring mistake on the grounding somewhere. Pics enclosed.

just saw these first posts. i will check

I've had the same wiring configuration for 10+ years at the pump equipment site. Primary electricity to breaker at the main box to GFCI outlet at pump site to intermatic 101 to motor. In normal times there would also be a saltwater generator wired to the intermatic as well. Currently that is...

yes sir, it is. I've got in the 24 hour shock mode and the "cell" light is green. Oddly, the salt content light is flashing, too much salt as you stated, but I havent added salt in weeks and the last working date was Friday and the light was solid. If anything, the salt should have been...

Is a reason, regardless of chemical content, that it wouldn’t generate chlorine if there is enough salt in the water to do so?

OK, I have recently had some electrical problems and replaced a GFCI outlet and my Intermatic timer. It turned out to be some grounding issues. Probably could’ve reuse the old equipment, but figured I would swap it out while I was working on it. my Pentair is less than a year old and is not...

Thanks, one last question. I got the FC level up to the appropriate level (12), initially. I did not maintain 12, currently 5+. I obviously didn't maintain 12 for the whole time, why does it need to stay so high for that long? If I'm holding steady at 5+, what is not happening by not being...

Ok, basic filter questions, post shock. For years I, mistakenly, was using flocculent to help in the clearing of the pool water. My pool sits on a direct, heavy tree line and i am forever clearing debris, pollen, etc. So this month i replaced the filter sand that was fouled by the floc, at...