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We have had our pool for about 5 years now and the stains on the liner and steps have become really gross. Black rings around the steps and every portion of the liner that was once white is now black. I never purchased any of the stain removers because they cost so much and I just kept putting...

I received my new motor from Pentair via the Warranty process. I put the defective one on the tool bench and decided to inspect the starting cap again. After removing the cover this time I noticed two tiny black marks on the inside cover where the wires attach to the capacitor. I suddenly...

Thanks for your help. I am also feeling it is a defective pump.

I checked and it is the WFE-6. Not sure what the wire is doing but it goes from Line 2 to somewhere inside the motor. Perhaps that is not the cause of my issue then. The wiring diagram looks like this: A Line 1 ------- Line 1 Line 2 ------- Line 2 -------- White B

I just finished installing my new 1.5 HP Whisperflo Pump (one speed 230V). My old pump pump was a 2HP Mustang (230v). I connected electrical with ground going to ground, one hot to Line 1 and the other to Line 2. I fired up the pump and after about 3 or 4 seconds of the pump trying to prime it...