Recent content by jborders5

Quick update for anyone who may have a similar issue in the future. Turned out to be a leak at the skimmer. I'm amazed how much water was leaking from that small crack.

Hi All- I noticed an increase in our water bills the last couple of months and just started investigating yesterday. Not sure if the increase was due to more normal usage or something else. The only thing I could find using water at the time was the pool auto filler and decided to do a bucket...

Hi All- I'm looking to make the switch to salt for my small northern facing Phoenix, AZ 5K play pool. I'm leaning towards CircuPool, but not sure what model or how large I should go (SJ-20 or RJ-16 or ?). Also, will I have issues generating chlorine with my 2 speed pump on low? It's a US...

Hi All- Not sure if this is the correct forum, but I’m looking for advice regarding pebble pools without water line tiles. We found a home in Phoenix, AZ we love and it checks off 99% of our wants, but the pool has a rolled bond beam and no tile. Is this a deal breaker? The house was built in...

Not sure how old the motor is. I assume 2 - 3 years old. The original run cap was a 20mfd @ 370VAC and the closest I found locally was a 25mfd @370VAC. The motor exhibits the same behavior with or without the new run cap installed.

Thanks for the suggestion. I opened the back end of the motor and don't see a switch. I did find out the shaft does spin at a slow to medium speed when started, but it looks like there is a thermal protection reset that is shutting it off and restarting.