Hi all! It is looking like our Laars heater to a dump. We turned it on, but nothing was happening. So I had my electrician out (who wired our new Pentair VSF) to check that it was getting power. He verified that it was, and he checked the fuse - which had blown. We grabbed a new fuse and tried to power up. We started to see little puffs of smoke... with a terrible burning plastic smell. I looked and saw it was coming from the pressure switch where the wires connect. We powered it off, and shut off the breaker. I then noticed that water was dripping off of the wire connected to that pressure switch. So the pressure switch is leaking... well, it looks like it has been for quite some time. Major corrosion. So I am wondering... could this be a simple fix at the pressure switch (and possibly also the pressure switch copper tubing), or is this an indication that the heater is toast? I want to have out the pool company that replaced our pump, but I figure I should know what I am dealing with before they come out and look. Thanks for any advice/insight!
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