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@1poolman1, @JamesW, and everyone else, I just wanted to update and give you all a sincere thank you! I ended up getting the v-green 1.65 installed and everything seems to be working well. System seems to be holding prime, it took a few minutes to get things primed (by opening valves slowly 1...

@JamesW and @1poolman1 you both have been so helpful, truly, thank you very much for your expertise in this! So I would LOVE to do the Hayward VS pump and drive it with my current automation, but I think overall the additional cost is going to be too much to bit off right now. So I am...

That sounds great.... Thank you for digging this up @JamesW ! It looks like the Hayward 1.85 is just shy of $1500, which is unfortunately another $1000 on top of the price of v-green 1.65 motor. I understand this may be one of those "get what you pay for" situations -- specifically, it would...

Interesting... my panel controls definitely are more simple than the one pictured, but I was able to use that to determine that I am on revision 4.20. Does that mean that my automation unit can actually set the pump speeds of a VS pump? If so, does it need to be one of those Hayward pumps, or...

My apologies if I left a critical part of the picture out! I am not sure if this is considered "automation" (as you can tell I am no expert in this field :) ). It's not a manual timer but it does have a flow sensor, measures salt ppm, has a salt cell and a chlorination % setting (which I have...

I see - so based on this, I can't find any bearing part numbers and given that the single speed is a power hog, I'll just plan to replace the pump motor and seal plate. So back to your original comment - even though my old pump was always running at 3450RPM all the time, it did prime fine...

Thank you everyone for your replies!! @JamesW - I've attached a picture of my current setup (the pump is on the bench currently). I have a Jandy 1-way valve just before the inlet of the pump ("before" meaning earlier in the water flow). Water flows through 3 on-off valves (so I can turn...

Aaah - this is good to know. So Inyo recommended changing the impeller and diffuser also just on age, but they "look fine" to me. Sorry, I'm not 100% following you on the impeller info: are you saying that if I change the impeller, it will cause it to draw more amperage, but if I keep my...

Hello! The short version is that I need a new pump. My current one is dying and has been having trouble priming. 22000 gal in-ground salt-water pool 2 skimmers, 1 main drain, sand filter The pump is probably 3-4 feet higher than the pool water level and is approximately ~15 feet from the...

That part looks surprisingly good actually, I can't see any signs of damage. Really everything looks good except for the mess in the photos above on/between/inside the pump and the seal plate. With how gross that thing is I am betting that some of the ick/sand/whatever it is got in the motor...

So... I tried to start it up again today and it wouldn't prime. I decided to take the pump off and disassemble.... well.... I think this may be a contributing factor... see attached photos. This is between the motor and the seal plate. Follow-up questions: Is this worth trying to clean...

I have a Hayward Tristar single speed pump, model SP3210Z1BER The motor model number is this: T63CXDCY-1652 I've attached a picture - you can see it has some corrosion, so I am guessing it's been leaking for a while perhaps?

OK so update - I tried using the plumbers bladder to push water the other direction; removed the Janky 1-way valve cover and stuffed the plumbers bladder in there to push water to the pool via skimmers and main drain. Nothing looked like it dislodged, and everything seemed to flow OK... I could...

Is it worthwhile to try and source a vacuum gauge, to measure vacuum at the pump drain valves? The Hayward Tristar manual talks about only having a dealer do it, and that it should pull 5-6", but at the strainer cover. Here is an expert from the manual: I'm having trouble interpreting this...

Thank you for the warm welcome and post!! I only did test pool-side skimmers -> pump skimmers, because I have a Janky 1-way valve just before the pump. However, I can remove the valve and try to stick the plumber bladder to push water out to the skimmers (and main drain as well). It would be...

I just had our pool opened up for the year by the company which made the pool originally 12 years ago, and who has always done our major pool service (opening and closing). This year, we had them to open the pool, and they got it up, primed, and running successfully. Water is green and cloudy...