Recent content by allenzak

I took off the metal cap, I've attached a picture here. Sorry for poor quality, I had to compress the photo 3 times to get it to be able to upload. So what am I looking for exactly? Taking off the capacitor (large black cylinder opposite of conduit?) to see if it's clogged or something...

I had a few things come up and was just able to get to it. Now that I did, I noticed there are several points of entry on the motor housing. I want to make sure I'm getting to the right one. I think n249sxguy touched on it when he said: Here is a photo. Should I be going in at the "tail" end...

Thanks guys. Just so I'm understanding here, I need to remove the part in the back (the motor housing, with the "Hayward" label), from the plastic unit. And make sure my breakers are flipped off before I do it. I'll take a look and see if anything is in there clogging it up. If I can rotate it...

Here are some photos. I know I need to clean up back there and I guess I'll be doing that this weekend since I don't have a working filter! What does a bad start capacitor mean?

From the pump.

Thanks for all the tips. I went back home and took a look. It's exactly what you said you when you said: After I flipped the breaker back completely and turned it on, there was a loud, out-of-the-ordinary hum that went on for about 5 or 6 seconds then the breaker would trip again. The filter...

I didn't feel it and can't turn it on to check. It's been working fine since I bought the house a few years ago. Assuming it's the original pump when the pool was put in, its got to be around 5 or 7 years old, which to me doesn't feel that old for a pool pump. Yes it's on a timer. I'll have to...

Hey guys, My pump won't turn on. No sounds, nada. I checked the breaker and it's fine. Anyone experience this? Is there a reset button somewhere or something I could try before paying someone to come take a look? Thanks!

I'm in the same boat. Live in a hard water area so there isn't much we can do about lowering the TA past a certain point. I was told, on here, just to manage your pH and your TA will take care of itself. Not as low as ideal, but low enough.

Got it, makes sense. It seems like the tablets, while convenient, have their drawbacks and liquid bleach is the way to go. I'm curious how much I'll go through. I'm going to start tracking it. Thanks again.

Thanks. Water looks good. Done SLAMming. Started on Tuesday and just passed all my tests this morning. Now that everything is in line, I'll get back to standard filter operation (4-5 hrs/day). Water looks clear, OCLT is good, etc. I think last time I just lost track of my CYA which caused all...

Looks like all my readings are good except for TA. Just recorded this morning: FC - 7 CC - zero pH - 7.6 TA - 220PPM CH - 410PPM CYA - 35 Should I work to reduce my TA? Pool math says to bring my pH down to 7.0-7.2 with acid then aerate to increase pH. What does "aerate" mean? Is my TA high...