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I opened up the case where the board and controller are. The wires are connected with blade connectors (like anderson power pole connectors). However most of the control board is potted to the bottom of the case and the wires run through the epoxy. Keeps that all sealed up well. I opted to...

Was able to pull the block a part and cleaned as much of the brittle fried plastic as I could. The block was really fried. Trimmed back the wires and cleaned the terminals the best I could and flipped the breaker. At lease the pump still works. I let it go full steam at 3450rpm for about...

Thanks for all of the helpful info!! So the white corrosion on the top wasn't likely a result of a short term overheat? The gasket on the cover and the seal to the wiring are all in good shape? Ino sure how to seal that any better. No leaks in the area that I recall either. The wire was...

One additional bit. The label on the pump above calls for #8 wire and the installer used #12. Not sure if that would be a factor? They redid the plumbing and installed the new smart panel last summer.

Another year, another surprise. Decided to open the pool early this year to give me some time to work on lights and maybe fashion a swim jet in the pool. Opened over the week and got the pump running 2 days ago for a bit. The DE filter was leaking so I only ran the pump for an hour or so...

The Siemens breaker came and I have had it in for almost 3 days now. No issues with the breaker tripping this far (fingers crossed). I can run at any speed on the pump and it seems to chug along just fine. Have been running way lower wattage and pool still seems to be behaving. Thanks for...

I haven't dialed in the settings for extended run yet. When I installed the pump I was just trying to circulate as the previous pump had been out almost a full day and I needed to get the chlorine level up. I barely got things up and running and the issues above showed up. I will certainly...

I ordered the Siemens breaker online. The Pentair would have taken several more days to get here