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*update* it was the shaft seal-replaced now and no leak! But now it sounds like a freaking jet engine. Found a guy who will refurbish for cheap I'm thinking of going that route instead of replacing the whole motor.

Yes, it has worked since we bought the house in January :) it is always "on" so sounds like you may be right.

Neither the pins nor the manual on/off lever are working to control my filter & pump. I'm having to manually turn the breaker on and off to turn these on, which also controls my waterfall. The timer does seem to be working (as in, keeping time) but isn't controlling anything! Feels like this...

Another question: am I better off getting the part online or would a place like Leslie's have something like that? Feeling empowered!

Thanks so much for the ideas! I think that shaft seal does sound like the problem; visual inspection and lots of testing doesn't show any other issues. The leak is just enough to be too much for me to just live with, especially with the drought out here and the price of water =\ Going to try...

Hi, I've been trying to fix a leak where the pump connects to the leaf basket for over a week and I'm at a loss. We've replaced the o-ring, lubed it up, taken it apart and put it back together at least 8 times-tried having 2 people hold it together while a 3rd tightens it-and still a leak! I...

Thanks for the ideas-I checked all of the valves to make sure none were switched and turned everything back on- after about 2 minutes water finally started circulating again, however now I'm having leaks out of about 4 different places (under the pump, the air pressure reliever on top of the...

Hi all! First time poster-been an avid follower of the site since buying a house with a pool in January. Everything was going great...until today! Short version: After doing backwash today, put valve back to regular flow, turned on pump and added DE...all fine. An hour later noticed leak coming...