Recent content by Vegason

No luck with this unit. Broke down today and bought all the components for a complete overhaul. Directional units, bearings, rods and the new updated scrubbers. Figured spending $100 is better than buying a new one. I’ll keep you posted if it was a waste of time once it all comes in.

Well looks like my (MX8’s) gears are slipping. Messed with it today and the tracks were barely moving. It seems like the inner gears are pretty loose. Probably worn out pretty good. I’ll know more once I open it up. Sounds like I may be in the market for a tune up kit and swapping out the...

I’ve never had the unit calibrated. I’ll have to see if my pool shop does that. Also I do not have a skimmer regulator in as the cleaner runs on a dedicated port. I’ve thought about changing out the directionals on it but was waiting to speak to Zodiac first before jumping the gun and ordering...

Looking for a little help/advice with my MX8. I’ve had this one for maybe 4 years and never had any issues which is great. It’s my 3rd one. I change out the treads every 18 months or so. Since I’m in FL this unit is in the pool year round unless I pull it out to clean it and let it “rest”. 2...

I have a Hayward Pool Vac with cork shoes for my fiberglass bottom 13k pool. Its around 7 years old and has really slowed down. After being idle for about 3 weeks during pool repairs it has decided to not come back to life. I had just replaced the bearings and shoes around 3 months ago. The...

Update: Replaced breaker this morning $12. It's been running for and hour and a half. Finally! The positive red wire was burned about an inch and half from the breaker. Lucky it didn't catch fire. Thanks to all for the help! I'm glad I found you guys on here. I'm sure ill be posting other...

Im planning on turning off the main house breaker before even attempting to touch a screwdriver to anything. Safety First!

Yes and No The bearings were sounding a bit loud and it did trip their breaker during testing. I also was looking at a new high efficiency variable motor because of the age of mine. Could it have survived a while longer? Maybe. But it may have been draining my electric the rest of its short...

Looks like ill be hitting Home Depot bright and early tomorrow. I'm not in an electrician but am pretty good at things like this. Any thing I should look out for when changing the breaker?

Neither motor smells burnt. It's the breaker that smells.

No timers routed as the new motor is all digital and timer is on it. Does GFCI make a difference?

Need some help/advice. About a month ago my 1 1/2 hp pool motor starting tripping the breaker sporadically. Around 3 weeks ago it tripped it after running for 15 minutes and would not reset. The breaker smelled a bit burnt and hot. I let it cool down and reset it then again it would run for...