Recent content by FM1985

Whelp, that was fast. I thought It used to say AL-0 and thought it was different when I read the manual and it lists it as reading AL-0 but mine currently said AL-4. I'll keep an eye on it. and if it does it again ill go after the display board and make sure that's all good. I'm new to the aqua...

I'll preface this with it's a silly situation/bug but I've spent a few hours trying to track down why this seems to just now be happening and any insight would be greatly appreciated. Typically the unit would revert to the standard salt display when you're done cycling through the menu after...

Yeah, I did the same. Our EcoStar was the 2.7 HP equivalent to the 950 so it was the easiest option. Complete overkill for our 15K gal pool, but I really liked how well it could run through the whole pool at 1800 RPM in about 7.5 hours while using less than 300 watts per hour. I tested a few...

I ended up getting a "deal" on a Tristar 950 for $1200 at a local pool store. Turns out I guess I coulda got it for as low as $975 had I ever gotten a response back from Hayward but was no go. Frankly their customer support wasn't what others seem to have received and the ONLY reason I went...

I'm a few weeks behind you on this one, but just recently got the same issue. Ran through all the diagnostics to determine if it's the motor or the Drive unit and when I did my tests I got 0.42 ohms when testing the motor leads. Just like you I'd rather not spend the $450 on a new motor and...

Hello, I woke up yesterday with our Hayward SP3400 pump stopped with the dreaded "Drive ERROR! Pump has stalled" on the screen. I have spent the better part of the day reading and rereading all the troubleshooting guides on this forum from past years along with reading about all the horrors of...