Recent content by sfmadmax

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    Motor UST-1102 Motor Swap

    It's stamped 240v 20A on the plug. NEMA L6-20 Thanks Jason, for a second time :)
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    Motor UST-1102 Motor Swap

    Hello All Again, So today after my kids were in the pool i realized that I had lost at least 1/4 inch of water. at that point I was freaking out again and figured something was wrong. I just did the bucket test and everything was level over night (no pumps running) .. So it had to be with...
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    Pool Pumps and DE Filter

    Yea, you were right my bad, i'm a software engineer too.. shame on me. I fixed the post
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    Pool Pumps and DE Filter

    Just want to say thanks to Jason for his help last night, After doing some reading on all the recommended links, SLAM , DE Filter Maintenance etc. I'm happy to report that I appear to be in great shape now. My pressure gauge is pegged at about 10psi, It's never run consistently for a full...
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    Pool Pumps and DE Filter

    Thanks Jbizzle, I live in Newton NH. Tons of Pollen, Tons of Leaves, (I'm in the woods) , Tons of debris etc, I try to run a sock filter on my skimmer every few days to catch all of the fine debris in my water. I'll clear the filter tomorrow as I've been backwashing when the pressure...
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    Pool Pumps and DE Filter

    Thanks for responding so promptly jblizzle, Thanks for helping me with the pool filter, I'll go out tomorrow and pick up some teflon grease I did not lube up the o-ring prior to fitment, so that's surely a critical step I missed. I will read up on SLAM, thank you for guiding me there as I...
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    Pool Pumps and DE Filter

    Hello How is everyone? I'm a first time poster, i'm new to pool ownership, yet we bought a home a few years ago that had a 18x36 Pool. Up until now, I sort of paid the pool folks to come out during the spring and do the opening, then learned what i could balancing the pool chemicals, etc...
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