I have a 6 year old Jandy Stealth pump, and as of today it won't start anymore when power is applied. It will hum for a while, then it shuts down. I can't really reach the impeller by sticking my hand and arm in the pipe, so I'm thinking I may need to take the pump cover off to see whether or not the impeller will turn freely. The manual says I should first drain the pump by loosening the unions, but I wanted to ask if I really need to do that. I don't really want to loosen connections that are currently good; I can just see myself dealing with slight leaks later when tightening things back up. Can I just take the cover off and deal with water spilling out as I check out the parts?
If I want to check or replace the start capacitor, I have questions about that also. The start capacitor is in its own housing on top of the motor housing. When I remove the cap housing, it appears that the cap is mounted inside this housing with a thin foam gasket underneath that is not supposed to be removed. Without removing it, however, I can't get to the cap. The gasket just has a small opening so that the wires can get through to the motor area. It looks like if I attempt to remove the gasket it will just tear apart and I won't have a good watertight seal anymore. Anybody know how I should deal with this? The manual seems to treat the start cap as just part of the whole motor assembly, rather than anything that would be replaced separately.
Thanks,
Greg
If I want to check or replace the start capacitor, I have questions about that also. The start capacitor is in its own housing on top of the motor housing. When I remove the cap housing, it appears that the cap is mounted inside this housing with a thin foam gasket underneath that is not supposed to be removed. Without removing it, however, I can't get to the cap. The gasket just has a small opening so that the wires can get through to the motor area. It looks like if I attempt to remove the gasket it will just tear apart and I won't have a good watertight seal anymore. Anybody know how I should deal with this? The manual seems to treat the start cap as just part of the whole motor assembly, rather than anything that would be replaced separately.
Thanks,
Greg