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OK, this is the third week in a row I've had problems with the motor. First week, it threw the impeller bolt, causing the cap to fry. Replaced cap, rescrewed bolt. Good for a week. Second week, repeat of above, though this time, I used Loctite on the screw. Today, three weeks to the day...

I posted last week about the problem I had with the cap going out. And here I am, a week later, SAME problem. It appears that the impeller bolt keeps coming off, which then causes the motor to seize, and the cap to fry. I can't be replacing the cap weekly. My pool guy said I should use red...

Last night went out to check the equipment, and the infloor motor wasn't running, but was exceptionally hot. This morning I took it apart, hoping it was a clogged impeller. Though there was a small amount of debris, the impeller bolt was entirely loose. Strange. I thought that could have...

My TA is 180. My PH also runs high, usually 7.8 - 8. We have very hard water here in AZ, so in the summer, I am dumping a lot of acid in the pool. Probably a gallon or more a week, and that will get me down in the 7.6 range, but it bumps back up pretty quickly. I can control the PH with...

I needed to replace the shaft seal on my infloor pump (water was leaking from the motor - yikes!). After I did, the pump worked fine, and after 2 hours, I noticed a tiny, but steady, leak from the band clamp. I retightened the clamp (and yes, I do bang around the band while I do this). Worse...

3 years ago, I had my pool replastered and retiled. Since, the pool has naturally settled a bit. It's gotten to the point that the weir door is so low, it easily moves under the weir stop. So, any kind of movement in the water from either people in it, or wind making waves, will cause the...