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attached is photo of back of motherboard where legs of component appear to be covered. the unit is just over one year old.

it looks like the old leads are made of copper but the new varistor looks like steel/iron--(silver colored). Is it ok to solder two different metals together? Sounds like your suggestion is a good one as the existing leads are about 1.5 cm long. Thanks

thanks for your reply,unfortunately I have tried that without success. It seems like the soldering joint has been covered by a metal foil which looks like some heat protecting foil. there is this rectangular area of metal foil on both sides of the motherboard where the leg of the varistor goes...

I have Aquarite SWG and like many other owners the varistor(black little component) burned out. My unit is just over a year old and warranty is for parts but not labor--I called Hayward and said I need to call one of their contracted people, even though I can see the varistor is burned out and...