Recent content by swampthang

You seriously are the man! Thank you for sharing so much of your experience. I have a Hayward Super pump, but I had already ordered a full new seal kit. Anyone attempting this repair should absolutely do the same because a failed seal is likely what caused the failed bearings in the first...

Thank you for such a meaty response! I'm going to document my repair heavily and will share in this thread in the hopes of helping someone else in the future. And yes, that is the super kringy video. Guy doesn't actually show anything, snaps screws, uses the bearing puller to bend / break screws...

My post was originally a reply to this thread: https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/troubleshooting-noisy-hayward-pump.285740/page-3 Why the admins moved it to it's own thread is beyond me as it only adds muddiness. I specifically called out the user I was seeking info from and left it in...

@Greenhound386 - I know this thread is a bit aged, but I am facing the exact same bearing replacement as you. I was wondering if you can provide any more detail about how you disassembled the motor and got at the bearings. There is only 1 video on YouTube that shows this actual motor and the guy...

Really appreciate your response as you have real world experience with a some of the same gear. Just so I understand: You added additional lines to the load sides of the pump relay, ran them to the corresponding line sides of the spare relay and then the load side lines of the spare relay to...

Hehe, NEPA is Northeast PA (Scranton Area 😉) Thanks for your input, it's helpful!

It is rated for 1.25 / 24hr and rated for 40,000 by the manufacturer. Still seems like it's going to struggle though hence my post 😁

Hello everyone, I've 20x40 36,000 gallon plaster pool with a built-in spa. It was an existing feature when I purchased the home. It already had all of the Jandy automation installed, which I upgraded to a late firmware RS6 unit + iAqualink 2.0. After shopping for chemicals this year, I have...

Quick update. On 4/17 PB came and looked at the pool and said it wasn't too bad. He hadn't spoken to the plaster company, but did speak with Pooltec. He instructed me to lower the pH to 7.2 and gave me a double dosage of Scaletec. I plumbed a heater bypass on the 18th and added the Scaletec...

Here it is with 25k gallons in it from the tanker trucks.

Thanks, but I'm 100% positive based on several factors. Not the least of which is my chemical additions are having the calculated affect. The pool is 40x20 with a 3ft shallow and 9.5ft deep end. Every calculator I use comes out at 36k+.

Techs opened yesterday. Still waiting for builder to stop by, hopefully next week. It looks good to me, so I'm hopeful the scaling can be dealt with by the time swim season starts (late May / early June around here).