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    Does my pool need two LED color lights?

    I have a 45 x 25 (roughly) built in the mid 80's with one light well midway on the long side and one light in the corner spa. converted to LED a couple years ago (as well as converting the 120v wiring to 12v) and never regretted it. pool lights up very nicely with exception of some darkening...
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    Need help with confirming findings for blower motor AO error on Hayward H400IDL(v1)

    part number i got from hayward is idxlbwr1930 - got lucky and found one "new open box" in amazon.
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    Return on Investment for LED Lighting

    ^^ +1 on that, as long as they are quality LED bulbs from a reputable maker. I've seen a lot of the no-name overseas LED bulbs go out in a week or few months. Problem is they use cheap IC chips and components ahead of the LEDs, or "2nd's" low quality LED chips. I mentioned the above source...
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    Need help with confirming findings for blower motor AO error on Hayward H400IDL(v1)

    Thank you Paul- I just spoke with a tech on the commercial side of Hayward. We walked through all of the troubleshooting steps I did and that was his feeling as well. So off to order a new motor. caps in this old motor are buried inside the motor housing unfortunately.
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    Need help with confirming findings for blower motor AO error on Hayward H400IDL(v1)

    Here is the service manual for early H400IDL heaters - electrical diagram for motor is on page 18. http://www.inyopools.com/manuals/193/hayward_heaters_h-series_low_nox.pdf
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    Need help with confirming findings for blower motor AO error on Hayward H400IDL(v1)

    Thanks for the reply Dan- It is a typical 220v 4 wire motor from the looks of it. I don't think the motor wire colors totally match the uniform code use and hence my confusion. 220v input from breaker panel goes to interlock switch. output side of interlock switch wires are white and black for...
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    Return on Investment for LED Lighting

    Hey all- Newguy here, found this topic interesting since I just dealt with it recently and wanted to share some info I found. IMO, going LED is hands down a great upgrade. makes the pool light up so much nicer. I think more folks would do the LED bulb upgrade if it did not cost a small...
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    Need help with confirming findings for blower motor AO error on Hayward H400IDL(v1)

    Hello all- Long time lurker and now first time poster. I'm hoping someone with knowledge of these blower motors can help confirm my diagnosis of a bad motor or point out anything I may have missed. I have an early 2003 Hayward H400IDL (not v2) and this unit has had little use over it's life-...