waterway

  1. K

    Pump Died today - replace pump or replace motor??

    Hi All! So my pump just died this morning. We have a 18,000 gal inground salt water pebble finish pool. Currently have an jandy cartridge filter. The pump is a Waterway SMF 120 and the motor details are in the attached pic. I’m usually pretty good at figuring this stuff out, but it seems like...
  2. C

    Waterway Power Defender 270, no power to control center

    Hello, we have a Waterway Power Defender 270 and a while back, we lost power to our house. When the power came back on, the control center on the pump no longer showed any indication of getting power, despite verifying the power was active. We called out pool guy and he said the unit was stuck...
  3. egiblock

    Waterway Clearwater II top lid crack

    Anyone ever experience a crack in the top lid? Almost seems like a design flaw.. gorilla epoxy and tape to the rescue hopefully….
  4. S

    Waterway Crystal Water Filter Air Leak

    Recently been doing some equipment upgrades, and went with the 525 sq ft Crystal Water cartridge filter from Waterway (thanks for the rec Jimrahbe!) via Polytec. Really well made, solid filter. My one gripe is the change they made to remove the side handle holds on the top that are still shown...
  5. S

    Opinions on cartridge filters

    Hi there, I’m looking to replace my sand filter with a cartridge filter. I have a 4 year vinyl lined 26k gallon pool in upstate NY with a small amount of trees around at my neighbors property. The sand filter is fine I just want something that cleans a little better and less hassle of...
  6. T

    Waterway Oasis Controller will not communicate with new VS Defender 270 Pump

    Hi All - New to the pool community world and super stuck to why our newly installed defender 270 pump will not communicate with our Oasis controller. Does anyone have any experience with these two products and have any type of wiring diagram or spec? All the help much appreciated!!
  7. T

    Waterway PD-140 Overcurrent Error Code

    Hi! Earlier this week I noticed my pump wasn’t running. (I have a a Waterway PD-140). I went over to check it out and it was showing an error with a red light saying “Overcurrent (HW) Error Code <E0>”. I tried resetting and restarting it and when I try to turn the pump on nothing really happens...
  8. ghostriderglenn

    Waterway oasis spa/pool controller- help with wiring

    Hello, We recently had our pool completed ( yeah right) or should I say the contractor has become unavailable. I am fixing all the leaks and other issues. My question is: our pool has a spa connected with the pool and one waterway/first choice vsp. On the ui and the phone application it doesn’t...
  9. L

    Flow problem

    Hi. I have an in-ground pool, Waterway pump and filter, Polaris Caretaker 99. The pump works fine doing backwash but when filtering there is no return. The pressure at the Caretaker is 30, when normally is 22/25. I can't see through the lid of the pump if the water is flowing, and there is no...
  10. PetPsychic

    Time to replace Waterway pump?

    Our Waterway 2-speed pump is not working on high speed. This has happened before, and I replaced both capacitors and it ran like a champ for a few more years. When it happened last week, it sounded like the same problem. No problem, I thought, get out the trusty screwdriver and replace the...
  11. A

    Waterway Crystal Cartridge Filter

    Hi, We just owned this home with a pool for a few months. Had to call home warranty to come check out the leak at our old DE filter. The repairman said it's disintegrated and recommended a Waterway Crystal Cartridge Filter. The home warranty will cover replacement cost. He said if we...
  12. egiblock

    Waterway 150 sqft cartridge system w/ 1.5hp 2speed pump ~ (cartridge and pump questions)

    been working great and running on a rotation of 12 hours at night on high usually. a couple of days when it was raining I didn't run it. but overall pretty good. chemical levels are all steady and I don't have to do a lot of maintenance to keep it in the clear.. hehe yesterday it seems...