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I had a previously attempt a flush on my intake and didn't get anything. I ended up learning how to do a complete disassemble to inspect the internals. It looks like there was some signs of corrosion and a lot of the soft goods looked worn out. I also had a weird build up of animal fur or fibers...

The hair like substance. There's quite a bit so that's why I was confused what it could be. I ended up taking a leap and learned how to take the rest apart. It does appear it was some type of fur or fibers. I cleaned it up and replaced all of the soft goods and the pump is running good again.

Sorry, didn't realize the file was too big to attach.

Going through and disassembling my pump motor to replace the seals and inspect the internals. Is this some kind of foreign material? Or is this some type of insulation? I wasn't going to disassemble further than thing but if this is something that should be removed I'll try to figure out how to...

Been trying to diagnose what's going on with my pool pump. I have a Hayward 1-1/2 HP Super Pump. We had a crazy rainstorm the other day where my pool almost flooded out and pump stopped operating. I thought it was an impeller jam or issue. Removed the motor from the housing and determined the...