Beelzy
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Unless the pool is right next to that equipment setup, that motor is TOO SMALL for that old Bronze pump.
I'll even wager that there is still a 1.0 or 1.5 hp impellar on the end of the motor shaft too!
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The problem was probably the $20.00 turbine bearings that are unnaturally prone to fail. If you still have the old parts,
look at the inside of the turbine bearings for the keyway that keeps the bearing from spinning on the turbine, I'll bet there
is none because it got spun out.
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Try cleaning the filter or completely removing the filter and run without the element and try the heater again.
Most failures in pool heaters are due to inadequate water flow caused by dirty/old filter elements.
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Maybe the pump is undersized, or the impeller in it is plugged with debris??
What can you tell us about the pump?
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Try adding Calcium Hypochlorite (Shock) on a weekly basis as the weather warms, save the algaecide for later if the algae persists.
If you do end up needing the algaecide, get one with copper as the main ingredient.
On a side note, make sure the filter is working properly and isn't letting anything back into the pool.
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Or, the water level may be too high.
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Light niches are usually embedded into the surrounding concrete......no easy way to remove without demolishing.
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Put the DE back into the filter(5 'weight' pounds).....after re-cleaning it.
If you want to know for sure if the filter is the cause of the issue, take the grid assy. out
of the tank and run it without it. I'll bet the pressure is lower, and consistent.
Did you ever get around to checking that ancient Salt Cell to see if that could be partially plugged?
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Too much Horsepower for that application.....also pop that Salt Cell out and check it, if it's clogged up it will raise the pressure also.
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The GFCI if present is usually located on a sub-panel by the pool equipment or in the Main breaker box. Almost all of the
pools I have seen that were as old as yours did not have one though.
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Make sure to add the correct amount of DE back into the filter or you will have the same issues.
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The leak is most likely at the skimmer, where the tile meets the plastic part of the skimmer.
Even a hairline crack there will cause the leak the OP mentioned. Especially if there is already some
form of shifting in that area.
A little epoxy putty and 10 minutes will remedy the problem.
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Wow, looking at the pic there is a LOT of plumbing after the pump. The Sta-Rite did better because it had a better Pump Curve.(IMO)
Given the situation that Whisper-Flo is doing as good as it can. The only way to get more flow (I wouldn't worry myself) would
be to clean up the plumbing or put a Sta-Rite V.S. in.
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Century motors burn up those Caps all the time. It should run $15-20.00 at a motor shop. Not too many Pool stores keep those
around anymore.
There is no switch in the newer Century motors so don't worry about cleaning anything else. I would keep an eye on that motor
though, as that's a nasty Blowout on that Capacitor.
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If the sweep in the pool is a Polaris or Letro sweep, the Pressure relief valve at the wall fitting may have broken.
The result would be a sluggish sweep, and the noise at the pump would be due to no Back Pressure on it.
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It may be fine, for a while.....but those corners will eventually pull out. Nobody in my neck can measure for a liner, and I
see this all the time.
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Be careful not to run that chlorine level too high, you could wind up with metal staining.
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Hi all,
I have a pool with integrated hot tub that has all Jandy equipment (filter pump, filter unit, heater, chlorine gen) as well as a Polaris powered by a booster. We don't use the heater a whole lot, only when we use the hot tub. It's run great since new (about 4 years ago), but last night threw an AGC error after heating the tub to about 95 deg. If you reset the heater and fired it up again, it would go through its start up routine, try to heat the water (burners would light and fan would run for about 5 seconds, twice), then it would throw the AGC error.
I read through a few forum posts (that's how I found this forum) and it seems that the official Jandy recourse was to clean the filter or determine cause of pump oscillation. Does this generally mean that my filters need to be cleaned/changed because they're not allowing enough water to flow?
Thanks,
Chris
This is a good place to start, as even if the filter is not the problem it is necessary to start with a clean filter.
You also might check to see if there is a By-Pass valve near the heater headers that may be out of adjustment. Sometimes an
inadvertent movement of said valve could be diverting too much water and making the heater malfunction.
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For that dough, the OP could have a nice steel wall pool sunk in the ground with a deck, and if and when the liner needs to
be replaced it won't take a mortgage Re-Fi to do it. (Fox liners like to leak at the step area when they do leak)
Liner pools are fine, I had one for a while......Fox pools are just too much for what you get IMO. The nice thing though, is
if one doesn't want to endure a liner replacement, they can be re-finished with fiberglass.
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I would make sure to explore other options thoroughly before deciding on a Fox Pool. Liner pools such as those get holes for
one, and fitting the pool with a sweep/cleaner that delivers more than mediocre performance is quite a challenge. IMO
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Forget about the complicated epoxy paint. A lot of extra work and it won't last much longer then the easier to use
Acrylic paints which are water cleanup.
The paint (any type) is only a temporary fix but it will provide a few years service life before it needs to be repainted.
Or better yet, re-surfaced.
Good Luck!
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Try Borax.
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Congrats on the Hayward.....Don't run it too fast as the bearing/turbine set will wear out prematurely.
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What so special about NY?? UPS still ships there don't they?
Pool Plaza has them.........................$999.00
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He blinded me with Science! LOL!
(The bit about shock being a verb and not a noun should probably be best directed to HTH or Aqau-Chem) ;-)