Polaris 280 not moving/Booster pump PB4-60 low pressure

[cookbe911]

A year ago I purchased a pool vacuum which was working fine until it stopped last week. It has been sent for repairs. In the meantime I put my old Polaris 280 back in the pool but it isn't moving. I tried several things and realized the water pressure from the Booster pump is very low. Not good enough to move the cleaner. The booster pump has been making a whining noise so not sure if it the whole pump needs to be replaced or if I should just replace the capacitor.

Any help on this matter is greatly appreciated.

 

[ajw22]

Whining noise is likely from bearings going bad and not the capacitor.

How are you measuring the water pressure?

Post pictures of your equipment pad and 280 in the pool.

 

[sktn77a]

Water pressure to the cleaner is reflected in the wheel RPM (per Polaris spec) what is the wheel RPM? Do you have a red or blue regulator in the UWF? Is the UWF filter insert clean? Is the booster pump getting adequate water from the main system?

 

[cookbe911]

Thank you for your responses. I decided to contact a local pool repair and got the booster pump replaced. I appreciate you!!