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It would help if there were some pics. It sounds like one, or both bearings on motor shaft are not pressed on enough, and when you tighten the long skinny through bolts it binds up

You can tie into the connector by gluing a 2'' coupling on the outside of the connector, then glue 2'' pipe to coupling, or glue 1.5'' to the inside of the connector, it won't matter that the pipe bottoms out in the connector, once it is glued in it will be fine. most likely you will be using...

You might as well be trying to find a cure for cancer. There is no magic answer here, what you need is a good repair tech that can come out and put eyes on everything and provide answers to your questions/concerns, and what repairs, if any, are needed, or recommended. The pressure you consider...

Replace the igniter...

Get the 4 wheel version, they are more stable, unlike the 2 wheel version which tends to rock forward or backward causing suction port under cleaner to not make good contact with pool floor. Stay away from MX6, can be pricey for parts, tends to jam up more with certain debris small rocks, etc...

You need to post some pics that show everything that's not underground, meaning, skimmer, pool equipment.

In the pic of the little girl playing with it, there is a sign behind her that says "to build a fountain you MUST start with two spouts of the same color" hard to tell how many spouts there are, other than the two yellow ones, and two purple ones that can be seen in pic. I would try capping...

overtime the filter will begin to rise in psi faster than usual, and possibly not go to the normal clean pressure of 16psi after bumping it, it will also rise in psi faster requiring more frequent bumping, This means it's time to disassemble the filter and clean the fingers inside, overtime the...

minor impellor blockage could be the reason, if the pump basket is broken or cracked etc, debris could get past basket and start clogging impellor, or if your basket needs to be frequently emptied out you could be leaving bits of debris that can also clog impellor, then usually over time the psi...

There are reputable pool service company's in your area, you won't have any problem finding a good tech to come out, as long as his experience involves other peoples pool's and not just the pool in his backyard...

Here's the trick to this filter, just set the lateral assembly inside filter, then center the standpipe with the filter opening, get a plastic cup or something to place over the stand pipe, pour the sand in filter, and always make sure as you fill it with sand that the standpipe remains...

This is a part that only jandy manufactures, the best place you will be able to purchase this part is through a retail supplier that can obtain or sell jandy related parts, a local pool supply store is where you need to go. As I stated in my previous post "You are missing a part called a tail...

Your missing the piece that glues to the end of the pipe, according to pic two, where there are only 3 pieces, there should be four. It might be possible to use the old bulkheads from old filter, knowing they thread onto old pieces on pipe, as long as they thread onto old filter. you are missing...

Do you think you could have gotten the same results without unions everywhere?

It's an acrylic shell, all of the hardware on the tub visible in the pic were commonly used in the 80's ( jet's, high mounted suction fitting, air control knob, air button ) and the air line holes on the seat area inside also date the shell to the 80's It doesn't matter what it is, I can make a...