we moved into a house with a pool a few months ago. the saltwater inground pool was opened approx. 5 weeks ago. it worked for a week, then one night we turned the pump off as it had been running for a week straight. the next morning we tried to turn it back on and ever since that is has been dead. our pool guy told us that the pump is broken so we bought a new one, hayward 1 hp super pump. he set it up, turned it on and nothing happened. so he then said, its an electrical issue. we had two electricians comer over, both didnt find anything. the second one said it might be the capacitor. we had that checked too but it turned out the capacitor is fine. we even tried a second brandnew hayward pump just to make sure its not the other new pump that has an issue. nothing. we had 6 different people work on it and nobody is able to fix it. of course, the pool is green again now. one guy was here today and he brought the hayward pump inside the house to see what happens if he hooks it up. he used one of our outlet power strips to test the pump. when he did it popped a fuse and the power strip is now bad. the pump is set to 110, all of the power in the house is 110. we cannot figure out what the problem is.
can anyone help?
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Well you will need to fix the pump, I can't give you advice on that but for the algae
You need to follow the slam
http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/125-slam-shock-level-and-maintain-shockingl
You need to follow the slam
http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/125-slam-shock-level-and-maintain-shockingl
Welcome to TFP!!!It is possible that the house circuit was only a 15A breaker and the pump might pull more than that to start ... need a LOT more details.
What is the voltage reading where the pump motor hooks up?
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Have you checked to see if there is a GFCI on the circuit for the pump? Does the pump connect to a timer?
You should be able to take the pump to a full service pool store and have them bench test it to see if it works.
You should be able to take the pump to a full service pool store and have them bench test it to see if it works.
It is possible that the house circuit was only a 15A breaker and the pump might pull more than that to start ... need a LOT more details.
What is the voltage reading where the pump motor hooks up?
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thank you
.the house circuit is 20A. the voltage reading is 110.
this is our first pool and we both dont really know anything about pools. its just strange that nobody seems to be able to help us. i also dont understand why the pool/ pump did work for a week just fine and then all of a sudden it died.
do you have any idea why the pump did destroy that power strip?
there is no gfci on the pump circuit.
yes, there is a timer connected to the pump. there is power to the timer.
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the little arrow on the pump points to 110.
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the little arrow on the pump points to 110.
If you post some pictures of the pump label, timer, and electrical set up that may help us troubleshoot your problem.
So it was an electrical problem. We had another electrician come out and he finally fixed the issue. The other electrician came out twice and said its all good.
So what happened to the algae issue?
8,400 gal 3K GPH pump, SWG CG-28669, TF100 test kit, speed stir, K-1766 Taylor salt test.
The corner stone of TFP
Pool School - Chlorine / CYA Chart
8,400 gal 3K GPH pump, SWG CG-28669, TF100 test kit, speed stir, K-1766 Taylor salt test.
The corner stone of TFP
Pool School - Chlorine / CYA Chart
We are working on as we started the pump just today. We put in some shock and will let the pump run 24/7. I also brushed the pool today.
Follow the instructions for slam in pool school
8,400 gal 3K GPH pump, SWG CG-28669, TF100 test kit, speed stir, K-1766 Taylor salt test.
The corner stone of TFP
Pool School - Chlorine / CYA Chart
8,400 gal 3K GPH pump, SWG CG-28669, TF100 test kit, speed stir, K-1766 Taylor salt test.
The corner stone of TFP
Pool School - Chlorine / CYA Chart
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