Recent content by mchandler

Appreciate it. I will do this, and while I know even new stuff can go bad in a fluke sort of situation, guess it still bothers me that a cap could go bad on something only 3 months old.

I'm looking for an opinion on my Spa booster pump. About 3 months back the motor died. So I replaced it with the exact same motor, only brand new. I installed it myself to the letter of the instructions, even watched videos on it to ensure correct installation. The motor worked perfectly for 3...

Great video! Man, that's super helpful and likely saved me hours trying to figure it all out. And my pump is a Pentair Challenger 2, but it looks identical to the one in the video. I'm gonna look at putting check valves, or ball valves in if I ever need to pull the pump completely out. Cause...

Water level of my pool is below pump level, but spa is about 2' above the pump level and about 40' away. And I just recalled that when I clean the filter basket, water continues to run out and over the sides of the pimp until I put the basket back in and the lid back on. So I'm guessing there's...

While I'm waiting for my replacement motor to arrive, I went out and began removing my old motor. As I loosened all the bolts, water just kept pouring out. I waited 15 minutes and saw no sign of it slowing so I just tightened back up the bolts. Guess I thought the motor was a sealed shaft and...

Thanks for the reply. All super helpful stuff. I went ahead and found a new Century replacement motor for it. After weighing all the options, it was $350 wit the seal kit. So I'm gonna give it a go.

Great stuff! Thanks for the response. I'll look it all up on the Century site and compare the cost of the motor with a whole new pump. Really appreciate all the responses from everyone here.