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OK, @ogdento, I see BR1 now. Thanks. Thanks also for the tips on testing the transformer. I will try to find the problem elsewhere first, but it's good to know all is not lost if the problem is the transformer. I am assuming I can test the thyristors without removing them? I am assuming the same...

Thank you very much for those excellent tips, @ogdento. I must be blind but I am not seeing the BR1 bridge rectifier. If someone could point that out to me I would appreciate it. YouTube videos are telling me I should be able to test thyristors, bridge rectifiers and transformers with my...

I purchased an RJ-30 system from PoolBids in 2011. I replaced the original cell with one I purchased from the Salt Pool Store in 2017. I was happy with it until the end of last season. This season it is not working. My TroubleFreePool and Google searches have not turned up the symptoms I'm...

Success! Thank you, Satpoolman! I first tried using a length of coat-hanger to feel for and dislodge any debris from the impeller. I dislodged a small amount of plant debris but didn't think I was clearing it, so I removed the band clamp and impeller cover to expose the impeller. I could...

Thank you. I did a lot of the diagnostics above with the filter in recirculate mode, thinking that I would see any change in the bubbling in the salt cell more immediately that way. The impeller is not something I've checked, so I will go check that out and report back after the pump area is in...

I agree this a suspect connection. However that is not PVC going into the strainer pot, it's copper (or brass?). I have tried both tricking water over that connection as well as shave cream to no avail. I cannot remove and redo that connection without cutting out a section of pipe because it was...

Thanks for responding Mike1162. On low speed it appears there may be fewer bubbles, but the amount of air in the strainer pot does not decrease and the water level drops in the salt cell. Here is video showing the pump and salt cell on high, then switching to low: 2017-06-11 15.17.38.mp4 -...

Nevermind that pressure reading. After looking around at some posts and realizing that 40 lbs is off the charts for most systems, I went out and flipped off the pump. The gauge only dropped from 42 lbs to 38 lbs. It's the original Hayward gauge that came with the filter and multiport valve I...

Thanks for responding. Yes, 40 lbs is pretty typical for the pressure for this system. I usually backwash when it hits 50 lbs. That said, I have no idea if this is a good practice or, for that matter, whether the gauge is accurate. - - - Updated - - - Thanks for responding. Yours was one of...

We open the pool last weekend, and when I first ran the pump, things seemed fine. Some minutes later, though, there were a lot of bubbles and a large amount of air in the salt cell: 2017-06-09 23.53.15.mp4 - Google Drive Also, the water level in the strainer pot stays about an inch below the...