I set out to open our pool today. I usually pay the pool company to do it but after watching them and YouTube, I figured I could to this and save some money. I followed the TPF pages and have completed the following:
- Cover removed
- Plugs and gizmos removed, replaced with fittings
- Skimmers w/ hair nets replaced to catch the lovely pollen in GA
- Plugs replaced in pumps and filled with water
- Electrical returned to 'on'
I might be missed some in the list but the main pump just makes a 'buzzing' noise when I turn it on. A second pump that runs a water feature is functioning as expected.
I found another TFP thread about buzzing pumps and it talked about capacitors and this is a tad over my head but I followed the instructions here ... pool pump makes humming noise and does not pump ... but no clue if what i was doing was correct. But whatever I touched when I took out the pump basket, didn't move.
Its a Hayward Super Pump SP1610z1m and I don't see a capacitor in a diagram I found that looks at least similar to what we have. Hayward Super Pump SP-1600 Series pool pump parts, Discount parts for Hayward Super Pump SP-1600 Series
Does anyone have any other suggestions before I resort to calling the pool company?
Thanks in advance for any help!
- Cover removed
- Plugs and gizmos removed, replaced with fittings
- Skimmers w/ hair nets replaced to catch the lovely pollen in GA
- Plugs replaced in pumps and filled with water
- Electrical returned to 'on'
I might be missed some in the list but the main pump just makes a 'buzzing' noise when I turn it on. A second pump that runs a water feature is functioning as expected.
I found another TFP thread about buzzing pumps and it talked about capacitors and this is a tad over my head but I followed the instructions here ... pool pump makes humming noise and does not pump ... but no clue if what i was doing was correct. But whatever I touched when I took out the pump basket, didn't move.
Its a Hayward Super Pump SP1610z1m and I don't see a capacitor in a diagram I found that looks at least similar to what we have. Hayward Super Pump SP-1600 Series pool pump parts, Discount parts for Hayward Super Pump SP-1600 Series
Does anyone have any other suggestions before I resort to calling the pool company?
Thanks in advance for any help!