Recent content by RoughDraft40

Must have been what he did. Well, I’m happy that you were able to salvage your pump as well - sorry to hear about your new issue though. Windows in a pool sounds amazing though haha.

It's awesome that a resource like this forum exists.

Hi krystaadams, If the issue is simply the circuit board, then you could bypass it and operate the pump via outlet timer. Did you get your issue resolved?

Hi Jen, Did you get your issue resolved? I suspect it's an issue with the circuit board rather than the actual motor/pump unit.

Yes you can bypass the controller/circuit board. The unit uses an induction motor with a start capacitor (quite common). I'm not an electrician; however, being a bit of a tinkerer/researcher I was able to familiarize myself with the basics. All that being said, I don't take any responsibility...

Hi PoolMammy, As franceswimmingpool mentioned, it's a basic three-wire induction motor and there's a start capacitor that can be decoupled from the circuit board and wired inline with the power supply and motor. If you know of someone familiar with motors and wiring electrical, it's straight...

Hello to all！ Just discovered this forum from having issues with my Intex SF80110-2 pump （stuck in power saver mode）. I ended up bypassing the controller/circuit board - wanted to help people with similar issues. Anyways, my name is Brian, and I‘m from Rochester, NY. We have an Intex metal...