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30 Amp breaker. All connections look tight and the other side looks normal. The contact surface is slightly burned-looking. Main pump is quiet. Booster makes more noise than I care to have but I believe is sound electrical wise. I'm actually using the timer right now (has worked fine so far) by...

Well here is the culprit: Bad contact. When flipped to 'on' position, the contacts didn't touch. The smaller arrow shows a melted area. The second, a bent blade. Stuffed a twig (as a test) behind the blade and powered her up and everything ran just fine. I wished I looked at this sooner as a...

You are correct! I didn't realize "My way" was wrong. I thought if you got 110 to each lead the affect was additive. I have 220 coming into the timer but it looks like the switch or the wiring in is somewhere is bad (its output leads show no voltage across the terminals), Thoughts on where...

The motor turns easily and turning it manually doesn't help it start. I tried another capacitor and that didn't do it. So I thing that theory is out. I tested the power on the pump by touching one lead to ground and the other to each of the 110 hot wires and I get 110 for both. Single timer...

Thanks but there is power to the main pump. I took the cover off the back and tested with a multi-meter. I'm stumped. I'm going to replace the capacitor and see if that does anything. Probably need a spare some day so no harm done.... Breaker does not trip.

Anybody got a hint? Could a problem with one pump (maybe drawing too much load) cause the other to not work as well? I checked the power at the main pump and it is getting 220V. Could a bad capacitor cause this?

Well I thought that as well but I tried turning on the just the main w/o the booster and the results were the same.

Today I noticed that both pumps (main and booster) stopped working. I checked the breaker and I also checked the power to each pump (at the output terminals of the timer) using a multi-meter. Both have power. When I flip the timer to the "on" position I detect a very slight thump sound (not a...

Re: Near suicidal; need guru to solve the beast in the back You are right again. I thought surely they would have the advanced kit. I called and asked. Nope! The guy was like "why do you need to know numbers above 5?" and "just wait a day and shock again". I tried to explain but decided it was...

Re: Near suicidal; need guru to solve the beast in the back Well I have started the process anyway. Tested FC this AM. Showed 0. By my estimate, my CYA is at 32. From what I've read I need a shock level around 14. The pool calc says 871 oz of bleach. So I have added that. After an hour I will...

Re: Near suicidal; need guru to solve the beast in the back I have a 10 puck feeder. Probably hasn't been filled but 2-3 times. I think the target CYA was 40 when I added the conditioner. So I think that's still a good number. I'm ok with going over this time; Anything to get this back ...

Re: Near suicidal; need guru to solve the beast in the back Thanks I will buy the kit online. But I can't afford to wait. Can I assume for now that algae is the issue and begin a new round of shock treatment?

Re: Near suicidal; need guru to solve the beast in the back Points well taken, I will get an updated kit that includes CYA and allows for the overnight test. While I don't have a CYA value to give you, please note that I drained the pool entirely last month and acid washed. One tub (sorry I...

Hello all. I have a old but totally refurbished Anthony diving pool. Three years ago I had it completely redone with new plumbing (2"), skimmers (3), returns (5), filter (Triton sand), and 1.5 wisperflow pump. And of course the plaster was redone. Quite frankly I've had problems off and on...