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Thanks for the suggestion. This quite a small pool in a remote area and robot cleaners look great but probably more than I need for this sized pool

Ok great - thanks for sharing

Oh forgot to mention ion that my pool is a 20' x 10' inground concrete pool with a white plaster surface. Water depth max is at 5 feet so not a very big pool and not very deep either Thanks

Hi Guys Its time for me to buy a new vac head. I have an old one that has lasted like 15 years and so its time for a new one. Writing in to see what experiences folks have had recently with vac heads. Going on Amazon, I see a lot of negative reviews on some of the cheaper models that are...

Replacement motor got installed this morning and the pump&motor is working fine. So all is good. Thanks again for the help

The motor was not assembled when it was hard to turn. That was the observation when we took the motor out of the box (its a replacement motor that we ordered). I will see if I can find a manufacturing date on the label. Now that is freely spinning, I am hoping that the issue is behind us. Will...

Thanks James for your responses. I have attached 2 pictures - the entire motor and the pool motor label. T This morning we put the impeller and diffuser on the motor shaft and tried to spin it and it now appears to spin freely. I suspect the shaft must have been sticky/stuck probably because...

Its hard to turn. It turns with a wrench. Is it a case that the pump has been sitting in stock for a long time

I have just purchased a Blue Torrent 1 HP replacement motor for my Hawyard Super Pump (SP2607x10). You can see the Blue Torrent Pump here at Hayward Super Pump Replacement Motor (1 HP, 115VT/230VT) The Blue Torrent motor has arrived and I noticed that the stainless steel shaft on the motor does...

One other consideration is to make sure you are running the pump during the hottest time of day when using the solar cover. This will provide the ability to move the water and heat it up more evenly. I live in California and have been able to get my water to 90 degrees with a solar cover in the...

Hi All I live in Burlingame CA and have a 20000 gallon, free form pool that I have been mantaining over the last several years. So far my experience in mantaining the pool myself has been good and i look forward to learning from the experts in this forum as well as contributing my learnings...