Recent content by Wes45

Well, whatever you buy just be careful not to pick up the Clorox Splashless concentrate. I did and was wondering why I was getting suds in the pool and just talked to the folks at Clorox and they said it does not have the same disinfecting effect as regular Clorox. So I'll be visiting my local...

Thanks PSG, I'll buy a gauge on Saturday and just replace it. i needed to clean my filters anyway so will get that done as well.

I have an air leak at the top where the pressure gauge is, causing the filter housing to be about 1/2 full of air in the morning. It that a replaceable part or do I have to buy the entire top half of the filter housing? It's starting to look rather old and weathered so was wondering how long...

I talked to my neighbor who works for a pool company and his suggestion was just to stick with the Whisperflow. I called Pentair and they recommended I just buy a motor, seal and gasket. The motor looks to be around $200 on-line. I called a local shop and they quoted me $299 for a motor and 1...

Dumb question, what is the easiest way to determine if it is 115 or 230V? There is no marking on the pump that indicates that. Can I call Pentair with the serial number? I guess that might be the easiest or I can call my builder but who knows if they know.

Thanks for the suggestions, I don't have a spa and the only thing close to a water feature I have are 3 scuppers that allow water to fall into the pool but I rarely open them. I'll check the voltage and look into the models you recommended, thanks again.

Thanks Jason, with my luck I'd get it apart and something would go wrong. I guess I could buy a new one and then try to fix and resell the old one? What make/model would you recommend I consider as a 2 speed replacement? Best place to buy? Would that be a DIY project? Any ideas on search words...

My pool/pump is 5 1/2 years old. It has been louder than usual for the past few months and when I started it manually this morning it just sat there whining for about 30-45 seconds before it began pumping. I felt the motor housing an hour later and it was extremely hot at the end. I have...

Thanks for the tips, might have helped if I remembered that I posted this question before cause I just reposted it. my bad. I have not used silicon on the pump strainer in quite some time so maybe that is the culprit.

On ocassion, and have not been able to determine the circumstances leading to the ocassional event, one of my pool returns will shoot some bubbles into the pool when the pump comes on in the morning. If we hear it, I walk over to the filter housing and bleed some air using the valve on the top...

A couple of times a week I notice a gurgling sound when the pool turns on and have some bubbles coming primarily out of one of my 5 returns. I have to go to the filter canister and crack the valve on top to let the excess air out and then everything seems good for a few days. Everything else...

Sorry, I never had to use one. My leak was at the same location of a prior repair so never had to go that rtoute. Let us know who you use and how it works out for you. Did you try to find it yourself? Got any wet spots in your yard?