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Thanks so much for your insight! I love the idea of scoring the plaster with an oscillating saw. I'll definitely be doing that.

Hi all - I've had two waterline tiles break off right by my pool's beach entry. My question is about removing the two tile fragments that butt up against the pebble bottom of the beach entry. Can I just gently chip those tiles off without damaging the pebble finish? Is the pebble finish adhered...

Other than this annoying exercise of re-installing the seal plate, I agree that the Northstar pump is great! And yes, what I did do was just replace the motor with a variable speed one.

Thanks, @InyoRich! I really appreciate your help and great support! I'll reply back to you on our PM thread, but for the purposes of keeping everyone posted here - both motors Rich recommends will have a clearance issue for me, as the control panel portion of the current new motor already fits...

You're spot-on @1poolman1 - the snout fits through the opening just fine, but it's the other pieces that eventually cause the seal plate to not fit flush against the motor mounting plate.

Amazingly, the motor label is pretty well intact. Here you go! Btw - I hope you don't mind me DM-ing you some follow-up questions. Mostly schedule configuration, etc. Just let me know if you prefer I keep it to the web site support channels.

Ahh, excellent. I'll do that ASAP! Thanks, @InyoRich! Understood about the washers/spacers. I'm sure you're right, but check the attached photo I took comparing the two. The new motor definitely sticks out more, and though there's a large enough hole in the motor mounting plate, it affects...

Man, what a pain it was, but I finally got it in. I ended up doing exactly what @mas985 suggested and propped-up the filter on its inlet end (motor back-end up) and sat on it, rocking side-to-side. That popped-it in partially, then I used a combination of ratchet straps and blocks of 2x4 to get...

Hi all - I am replacing my Hayward pump motor with a V-Green EVO variable speed motor. I got this from inyopools and they sent new o-rings along with the motor. I've gotten everything re-assembled to the point where I have to insert the diffuser+impeller back in and the seal plate flush with...

Thanks so much for this! The corrosion risk was exactly what I was wondering about. I'll replace the stainless steel screws with what you described. And yes, I'm really just trying to kick the can down the road and delay a complete redo.

Circling back to update the thread - given the difficulties of having to deal with the red brass conduit and worrying I would just cause other problems, I decided to forego replacing the junction boxes as the boxes themselves are in great shape - it was just the metal "fascia" that the cover...

Quick update - I did some exploratory cutting with an oscillating saw and am quite sure I'm dealing with red brass. I would have thought copper due to the reddish color, but know that's not allowed for use as conduit. I also know that red brass conduit isn't readily available, at least around...

Thanks so much for your reply! I reached out to a local electrician for some consultation - and perhaps just let them do the work. Your confirmation that I do need to cut the conduit helps. I was wondering if an oscillating saw would be a good choice? But yes, a pipe cutter is probably to...

Hi all - I'm replacing one of my niche lights and as I'm doing that am going ahead and replacing the junction boxes which have rusted out. Here are pics of my situation. The left-most conduit (PVC) runs back to the pool equipment. The middle conduit (copper?) is the pool light, and the...

Thanks, all! That pipe extender that Racket suggested is what made it all happen!

I managed to find an irrigation plumbing store across town that carried them! In addition to the 3/4" Pipe Extension fitting, I also had to use a 3/4" Street Elbow and a 3/4" coupler to connect to the existing 3/4" pipe. Attached are pics after the repair. I let the cement cure for about an hour...

Well, my local plumbing supply store which I thought for sure would have the pipe extenders didn't have it, so I'm still searching.

Racket - I'll look into those pipe extenders today. Just searching Lowe's and Home Depot online, it doesn't look like they carry them, but there's a plumbing supply store here in town which I'm sure will have them. Just to update everyone on the latest - the chiseling experiment didn't last...

I'd never chiseled concrete before, but it doesn't seem too bad so far. I'm using a 10" cold chisel and just chiseling by hand. Dave S. - you're right, the trick will be how high I need to go just to get the pipe to flex enough so I can get an elbow on there. I'll keep going and see how far...