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Just wanted to let everyone know that I replace the impeller with a 1 1/2 HP one and the pump is working now. It gets up to 145 degrees, which I still think is too hot. But it stays there and doesn't overheat anymore and my pool is clean again.

So I have a 20,00 gallon inground pool with spa that I got with my new house 2 years ago. The pool pump has been working fine, but has always gotten pretty hot. Almost too hot to touch. It's a Hayward Super Pump II with a 1 1/2 HP motor model C48L2N134B3. Recently the pump started leaking a...

Thanks everyone. This does makes sense even if I don't really like it. It sounds like everything is actually working correctly. I will just make sure the valves are in the correct position when running in spa mode and hopefully I won't drain it again.

Thanks for the help everyone. I really thought the check valve was going to be the problem, but it seems to be working. A few notes: the heater has been replaced since the previous photo, taken last summer. The electronic inlet valve died and is now just a mechanical one. I’m not sure if...

Yes PoolGuyNJ, what you said is correct. As long as the suction valve from the spa is open, then the water will drop. The position of the return valve does not seem to matter. I also believe the water is going back into the pool as the water level of the pool remains the same. So I'm not...

So I moved into a new house last year with an existing pool and hot tub, so I'm pretty new to this. The hot tub sits above the pool and has a nice waterfall overfill running into the pool. My problem is that whenever I open the inlet valve from the hot tub (pulling water from the hot tub into...