Hello all,
Not sure if anyone has been down this path before, but I am thinking we need to replace our Hydraulic Power Pack for our Aquamatic Hydramatic Pool Cover. I was looking at the part online and I can't believe that it is running about $3k. Link to Part Well, I guess I can believe it; it is a pool part.
The motor trips the break randomly and nothing in tracing back the power indicates any other trip point. It seems to get really hot and I am thinking that is what ends up tripping the breaker. It is 21 years old and probably time for a replacement anyway, but there is the problem. If I were to only replace the electric motor it would be about $600 but the rust on the hydraulic assemble is probably going lead to a replacement to that as well. Has anybody gone down the path of looking at alternatives? I mean an electric motor and hydraulic power pack for any other use would be a lot cheaper.
Just wondering if anyone would have any thoughts or experience doing something else.
Thank you in advance!
Rick
Not sure if anyone has been down this path before, but I am thinking we need to replace our Hydraulic Power Pack for our Aquamatic Hydramatic Pool Cover. I was looking at the part online and I can't believe that it is running about $3k. Link to Part Well, I guess I can believe it; it is a pool part.
The motor trips the break randomly and nothing in tracing back the power indicates any other trip point. It seems to get really hot and I am thinking that is what ends up tripping the breaker. It is 21 years old and probably time for a replacement anyway, but there is the problem. If I were to only replace the electric motor it would be about $600 but the rust on the hydraulic assemble is probably going lead to a replacement to that as well. Has anybody gone down the path of looking at alternatives? I mean an electric motor and hydraulic power pack for any other use would be a lot cheaper.
Just wondering if anyone would have any thoughts or experience doing something else.
Thank you in advance!
Rick
. Not as costly as hydraulic, thankfully.