Broken Polaris booster pump, can it remain and switch to a robot cleaner?

[maintainpool]

Our Polaris booster pump will run for 10 or so minutes then shut off, then after 10 or so minutes turn back on and shut off again. It's a 2002 year Polaris booster pump so we assume the pump is overheating and tripping out on thermal overload (probably bad bearings or something inside). The Polaris cleaner doesn't even clean that great and takes many hours, plus it's not so great on the walls, so we still have to use the manual pole&hose vacuum.

sounds like these robot cleaners are so much better, what's the best ones for a vinyl liner in-ground rectangular pool?

can we just leave the existing Polaris booster pump plumbed in as it currently is or would the booster pump and plumbing need to be removed?

Thank you!

 

[jblizzle]

You can leave the existing pump plumbed in withou issue.

Not sure what robot to recommend though.

 

[cfherrman]

Take it out when you winterize and de-plum it, less chances for leaks for the rest of your time

 

[YesRushGen]

Not to hijack the thread, but I have a similar situation. We starting using a Maytronics Dolphin a couple years ago, but still have our Polaris booster pump plumbed up. The booster pump's feedline is from a T fitting on the main return side, just prior to the SWG manifold.

So, if we de-plumb it, should we...

1. reroute that feedline to go directly into the booster's return line? or...

2. completely seal off the T fitting and booster return line? (doesn't seem right, there would be permanently stagnant water in the return line) or...

3. seal off the T fitting, and re-plumb the booster return line as a third pool return.

 

[jblizzle]

I might be temped to just use a coupler to connect the 2 boost pump pipes so that you have a little flow going through it and the water will not stagnate.

 

[cfherrman]

Can't remove tee?

 

[YesRushGen]

Sure, tee could be removed, but then I'd have a vacant return line containing stagnant water. Unless I replumbed it as a third return. It's location would make that hard.

 

[Melnic]

Just a thought, are all your return lines threaded at the pool end?
Mine aren't. My only threaded end is the cleaner return. Thus that's my go to point for an aerator in the event I need to rig something up to lower TA.