If your motor is hot to the touch it may raise the thermometer’s mercury as well as red flags. The excessive heat produced by your motor is a sign of inefficiency and symptomatic of motor damage. In this blog post we will walk through common signs, causes and fixes to an overheating motor….
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Think You’re Cut out to Replace Your Pool Pump Motor? Take This Quiz
If your pump motor is on its last legs you may be pondering doing the repairs yourself. Do you think you’re up for the challenge? Take our test and find out……
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Leaking Pool Pump
The first manufacturer to guarantee a leak-free pool pump is definitely going to corner the market. Until that happens though, pumps will leak and pool owners will probably utter some choice words as they attempt to locate and troubleshoot the source. Let’s review some of the most common leaks and how to address them….
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Why Is My Multiport Valve Leaking?
Multiport valves are the main water route interchange for your pool water. If the water needs to be forwarded, reversed or drained out, it will need to be done through this valve. The routing system inside a multiport valve is essentially water’s equivalent to chutes and ladders. These valves have as many as seven “positions”…
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How Long Should I Run My Pool Pump?
The above question is posed to the likes of me (pool industry folk) on a regular basis. Actually strike that – I impose the answer to that question on homeowners every day because I am tired of seeing them throw away good money. A pump does not need to run 24/7 to keep your pool…
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Will Marlig Fix-a-Leak Work for Me?
Panic! at the Pool Your pool is leaking more water than a screen door on a submarine but you have not the foggiest idea where it is going. Your first suspect evaporation rate, the next idea is a leaky pump and the third is a cracked pipe. No matter the cause, the thing front of…
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Can I Repair My Pool Equipment?
Now there’s a loaded question! The quick answer is yes. Many pool owners successfully tackle pool equipment repairs, the most common being motor or pump replacement, pump and cleaner repairs, and filter cartridge replacement. About 50 – 75% of these are done by homeowners. But there are some caveats. …
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Using the Proper Test Equipment to Troubleshoot Pool Motors
Pool pump maintenance and troubleshooting are always of high interest to customers. We receive a wide range of emails and calls about various test equipment to troubleshoot pool motors. For service technicians and installers, having the proper test equipment and understanding how to use these tools is essential….
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Why Is My Spa Dirty? Part 3: The Balancing
Hello and welcome to the third installment of my spa refill. In my previous posting, we showed the original decrepit state of my spa after several months of lapsed maintenance. In the first blog, I gave an explanation of what happened, why it happened and what was going to happen to get it back up…
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15 Myths About Pool Parts
Oh, do we hear it all when it comes to pool parts! We’ve surveyed our techs and reps to get our top 15 list of pool part misinformation….
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