Recent content by Mtones9

I have a minor drip leak at a connection to the pump. I think it may be driven by the pad being slightly tilted (lower on the house side) which makes it challenging to get a perfect seal at this connection (see blue arrow). Any easy things I can do to help close the seal/fix the leak?

is there an easy way to check this?

Sounds like a new motor is the best bet.

That would be great if that was the issue. Any tips on how to check? This is my first pool and first pool motor issue. Fairly handy if I can refer to basic instructions...

I don't know the exact age (we moved in 4.5 years ago and it was already here) but I think it's fairly dated. Do you think it's a seal plate issue or just the small seal that sits in between everything? I can try to replace either but would need to refer to some instructions.

Thanks so much for the help. Should I have any concern that a VS motor would damage my Pentair FNS Plus filter? Its relatively new but I've heard that sometimes VS motors require higher end filters.

Thanks! the pump basket is definitely in good shape and cleaned out regularly so perhaps there is a short or burn. Right before this started there were a few days where pools toys were stuck in the skimmer all day/night. Could that have caused excess water through motor and damage. Regardless...

Lately the motor has been failing to properly start in the morning. I get the 5-10 second humming sound and then it cuts off. I tried a new capacitor and it didn't solve the problem however I am able to get the motor running by taking off the back cover and manually turning the shaft with...