Recent content by Luclin999

I pulled the pump and checked the switches and relays, all seem to be functional. So I just went ahead and ordered a new pump. Should be here on Friday.

Switch in the back. It was running fine on low, but after I turned it off and flipped the switch to high to run the crawly it wouldn't turn on. I am wondering if the relay blew but I am not too keen on ordering a $180 part for it that might not fix the problem.

My Pentair 340042 was running fine yesterday in low power mode however when I switched it to High it simply died. No noises..nothing. Went out today and bought a new capacitor for it (thinking that was the most likely cause) but replacing that didn't help. Tested the wiring and there is...

Gasket in the MP valve may be defective.

Have you looked at the multiport valve to the sand filter? If there is a leak or crack inside it could be diverting some of the water irregularly and causing some sand to get sent back out in the return water as well as explaining the water coming from the backwash pipe.

I used to have similar issues with my old pump/sand filter combination... Dirty water returning, couldn't get the water crystal clear, dirt/sediment that would collect on the bottom of the pool, etc. Then I switched to a two speed pump a couple of weeks ago and started letting it filter the...

New pump is a dream and running it on low seems to promote MUCH better filtration over the single speed pump. Since it was over two weeks without a pump, the pool turned back into a green swamp. Last time that happened (a couple of years ago) it took me four weeks to get the water clear...

Couple of days ago I ran across a Pentair 340043 Superflo 2 speed pump as a deal on Amazon for $312 so I just grabbed that. Only odd thing was that it came with the standard 1 speed back plate installed (no "hi/lo" switch) but with the switch plate (and attached wiring) in a separate parts...

Setup came with the house. Not a surprise that it is odd though, a lot of other stuff here is as well. I think the previous owner thought of himself as being "handy" and put in a lot of these things on his own. Half the wiring in the house was originally running through one GFI circuit. Took...

3/4 HP booster pump. It's plumbed so that I can bypass it or divert the line it is on either to the spa or to the output in the pool that the Polaris connects to. But I also have a blower too... never use the thing.

We don't use the spa often but I have a booster for it for when we do. Without the booster the spa is "okay", with it turned on it's like sitting in a blender on "Puree".

If the gasket has blown and let water back into the motor then you may also be looking at bearing issues with the motor further down the line as well.

From the noises it was making it sounds like both the impeller and the motor bearings are shot. Plus, the pump is in an awkward location with the motor barely an inch away from our neighbor's fence so there is really no way to change out the motor without removing the whole pump assembly and...

So my Pentair Whisperflow-26 died and I am shopping for a new pump. looking for some opinions on what 2-speed pumps would work well with the filter and 2" lines that I already have.

Day 27 Water is now clear enough to at least see a quarter on the bottom of the deep end of the pool. Staining in the plaster though is everywhere and obvious. FC levels over 30 haven't done much of anything to them so I am probably stuck looking at them until we end up remodeling the...