Recent content by Lisa Parnell

Just curious what you did -- we also have a broken pump and I don't want to replace it for just a few more weeks of summer use here. Did you try the sump pump? Did you buy a new pump? Or is your pool staying clean? I am trying to just keep mine vacuumed, net-cleaned, chlorinated, and as...

Thanks, yes, hums in other modes. I think I will hold off on trying to take off the basket for now. I have a friend who may lend me a pump they're not using this weekend. After that I think it's just time to let this one go and invest in a new one. Hoping prices get back to normal next year...

Thank you both for helping me. I got it hooked up (there were leaks, but I could deal with those later), but the motor won't work. Put it in FP mode and it hums but never starts pumping. 😢 Not going to take the whole cover off and look at the motor, unless one of you knows an easy fix or...

OK, thanks! I'll go out now and give it a try and report back. Not 100% sure the motor is still working, so we'll see... 😃

Well, we've already spent time and money buying all kinds of hoses and adapters, so I think I can do it. But it won't blow anything up or do anything bad? The motor basically just pumps it up and out to the sand canister, so it will just pump it out to the pool instead, right? Sorry I'm so...

OK, first please forgive my inexperience and no idea what I'm doing with pumps -- I'm sure learning a lot! I've posted before about my center hub pipe being broken and not being able to find the part or get the old pipe out so we can replace with PVC, so...since I've still got the paper filter...

Thank you for all the good advice on how to measure. At this point it seems nearly impossible to get that pipe out of the hub, so we may have to wait until I can actually order the piece from Intex. Stupid thing is only about $6 and an easy fix if they only had it in stock! Meanwhile I have...

Thanks! Here's a better picture of what I'm dealing with, now that I've gotten the sand out and the laterals unscrewed. Any chance you know how tall this pipe needs to be? The website doesn't give any dimensions that I can find. It is a Krystal Clear Sand Filter Pump 16" and Saltwater...

I'm no expert, but we got a second hand Intex sand/saltwater system from a yard sale to upgrade our little pump that came with our above ground Summer Waves pool. They said the saltwater part didn't work, so we just hooked it up and used it with chlorine like before. It worked fine last...

Thanks for all those suggestions and clarifying what the pipe is needed for. Sounds like our next step is to still open up the motor and check it for obstructions. But that we will still need to replace the pipe in order to filter the water. It does have an overheating shutdown feature, but...

We have an above ground Summer Waves pool and upgraded to a second-hand Krystal Clear 16" pump system last year. It has the saltwater system also, but the people giving it away said that part didn't work, so we haven't messed with that yet. I've just continued to use chlorine and the difference...