- Apr 17, 2017
- 57
- Pool Size
- 37500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Hi All,
I know there are a million posts about mice in the heater and I read a bunch, but I wasn't able to find the exact info I need. Maybe you can help?
Thought I would open the pool really early this year so last Monday 4/10 I scheduled the opening- the man/company that built the pool in 2013 always opens it. Pentair MasterTemp 400 propane heater would not even turn on- no lights, nothing! Mice had lived in and trashed the heater (see pics). My pool guy says first thing we need is a new wire harness for $700 and a new igniter. Seemed really high so went to amazon and found the harness for $130 and igniter for around $40. Told the guy $700 was too much I was going to order the parts myself. He agreed to fix the heater when the parts came in. This must have really annoyed him because he will not answer my calls now. So looks like I am on my own now.
Sunday was beautiful and I decided I'm going to give it a shot. I was going to use the new harness but then thought "Why not just repair the gnawed wires?" So I spliced and taped and was pretty sure my repair job was good. But still no response from the heater. Nothing. No light. Zip. OK what could it be? I put a jumper where the fireman's switch connects back to the control panel. Nothing. Checked the little fuse there- looks good. Hmmm. According to the pool guy (discussed before he went incommunicado) the igniter control module could be fried- but why? Why would these parts just get fried because of the mice gnawed the wires?
Anyway I don't know what to do next. Any ideas? I can fix things and it drives me crazy to be at the mercy of people who will not return a phone call. I actually like to fix things. So what would you do? Thank you for reading this long winded question and I hope you are enjoying your pool!
I know there are a million posts about mice in the heater and I read a bunch, but I wasn't able to find the exact info I need. Maybe you can help?
Thought I would open the pool really early this year so last Monday 4/10 I scheduled the opening- the man/company that built the pool in 2013 always opens it. Pentair MasterTemp 400 propane heater would not even turn on- no lights, nothing! Mice had lived in and trashed the heater (see pics). My pool guy says first thing we need is a new wire harness for $700 and a new igniter. Seemed really high so went to amazon and found the harness for $130 and igniter for around $40. Told the guy $700 was too much I was going to order the parts myself. He agreed to fix the heater when the parts came in. This must have really annoyed him because he will not answer my calls now. So looks like I am on my own now.
Sunday was beautiful and I decided I'm going to give it a shot. I was going to use the new harness but then thought "Why not just repair the gnawed wires?" So I spliced and taped and was pretty sure my repair job was good. But still no response from the heater. Nothing. No light. Zip. OK what could it be? I put a jumper where the fireman's switch connects back to the control panel. Nothing. Checked the little fuse there- looks good. Hmmm. According to the pool guy (discussed before he went incommunicado) the igniter control module could be fried- but why? Why would these parts just get fried because of the mice gnawed the wires?
Anyway I don't know what to do next. Any ideas? I can fix things and it drives me crazy to be at the mercy of people who will not return a phone call. I actually like to fix things. So what would you do? Thank you for reading this long winded question and I hope you are enjoying your pool!