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Thanks! I’ll check all this tomorrow and post pictures of where I checked.

Confirmed, checked l1 and l2 next to the pool equipment is the control panel, easy touch..top portion is the lcd screen and control buttons and the bottom 2/3 is all of the wiring and breakers. That’s where I checked the breaker, but the same breaker runs the filter pump, which is working, so...

Confirmed, checked l1 and l2.

FIrst, love this forum, so many knowledgable and helpful folks which has allowed me to troubleshoot and fix several items on my pool over the years. Based on researching similar posts, I think I know my situation, but posting here just in case I'm missing something; The booster pump will not...

Update. After making sure all of the wire connections were secure, I decided to start by checking the capacitor. As soon as I removed the cover, I could see that the capacitor was bad, bulging at the top and bottom and oil on the outside. I removed the capacitor from the other motor, put it...

Hey Pat, thank you for the quick reply. The motor does indeed appear ‘dead’, won’t turn over, no noise, nothing at all. The tech ran through the circuits on the control panel, everything was as it should be apparently. Re the 60 day warranty, I actually did see that spelled out on a motor for...

I’ve been advised that one of my Pentair motors needs to be replaced. The technician has quoted $1000 to replace the motor (Pentair 1.5hp Whisper Flow) and pump. He states that based on the age of my equipment, 8 years, it is always advisable to replace both pump and motor at the same time...

Thanks James, I️ will check that. While doing a bit more tinkering this morning, i have discovered there is zero water going to the booster pump. The pool is ‘on’, the cleaner is ‘on’, so the booster pump is running, verified shaft is spinning, however when I️ remove pipe from the...

Hi everyone, just joined the forum today and am in need of a bit of assistance. I've had my pool for 5 years now, and 1 week ago my Polaris cleaner stopped moving. While the pool is running, and the Cleaner is turned on, there is zero pressure coming out of the pool wall inlet in which the...