We only use the pump in the summer months, since we live in Canada. Jul 8, 2018 #1 I have a blue essense 20,000 salt system and can find very little online. It worked when fine for a couple of times but only clicks now. Anyway, have you checked the cleaner line strainer? Humming Motor: If the pump motor makes a humming sound when starting up, you likely have a clogged impeller. For either sand or DE, if you experience high pressure or poor filtration after backwashing or cleaning, try a Pool Filter Cleaner product to deep clean the filter. 5 Changed the seal If the motor hums, buzzes, or tries to start, but trips the breaker (or not), could be a bound-up shaft, super clogged impeller, bad capacitor, or bad motor. Its less than 2 wks old. News Reporter Reveals On Live TV That Shes Been Secretly Recording . A start capacitor is supposed to only be energized for a few seconds to start the motor, and once the centrifugal switch opens and releases contact with the stationary switch, the capacitor is released. Missing standpipe o-ring If the new pump produces greater flow rate than the old pump, it produces high pressure, and poor filtration, and can damage the cartridge. Note: Antimicrobial properties are built in to the blue filter media to inhibit the growth of bacteria that may affect this product. Usually OK with a 12 lift, but more than that can be a struggle. What do I need to replace the seal plate, the diffuser, the pump housing? Thanks. The pump starts up fine and draws water but then it starts clicking as if its shutting off and on. Capacitors are cheap to replace, or you can test the capacitor Should it be very hot to touch or is this an indicator for a capacitor problem? Home / Pool Equipment / Pool Heaters & Heat Pumps / Hayward Pool Heater Troubleshooting. Is there a thicker housing oring that could be installed to fix the leak? It hums. Blower will operate until error condition is corrected. Not sure what to call it voltage selector perhaps? Does the panel just need to dry or did I cause possible damage? It appears to be stuck. Hayward North Star replaces capacitors Twice in a span of 3 month now pool pump not making any noise wondering if I can replace capacitor a third time. The pump is pretty hot. This is actually the second motor in 6 months. The pump keeps kicking off every 24 hours and I turn it back on by hitting filter. After running almost 24 hours the pressure went upto 30 which is the maxium number on our filter gauge and the water circulation stopped. That is usually what causes the rattle. Inherited an old Hayward super pump that hums but doesnt turn over, checked the shaft which moves smoothly and replaced the starter capacitor to no avail. hi quick question, i have replaced the bearing for the pump but when i reassembled the pump ive noticed that if i shut the pump off and want to turn it right back on most of the time it hums like the start capactor is not working but if i shake the pump it will start up. Motor was only humming. Is the motor still good. Click here to shop our store. Thinking its the compressor or really dont know at this point. Products, View When running through all these checks and balances if it is noticed that there is not bond wire or that the tightening screws are not all secure, correct the issue. Learn more about pool care and repair. For AquaRite, move the switch from auto to off and check all of the readings. The breaker is still left on the on position any idea what it might be? Please. Hi Mike, its hard to say not knowing which control system you use. Could be one of these. The pump is working fine, however only the low speed is working. What do you think? 2 year warranty. Round about 1990 the original AG pump and filter were replaced with used Hayward IG equipment. Well, the good news is you are at the right spot and youre definitely not alone. Second thing could be loose wire connections, on the breaker, on the outlet, or on the cords connecting to the pump/trol, or damaged plug ends. Thanks for the comment! Hi Rachel, when there is no sound at all i would check the circuit breaker to be sure it is on. Profile, Create a Pool Owner If the impeller wont spin, this is likely the problem. I had my Hayward pool/spa installed about 4 years ago. PDF | On Jan 1, 2009, Eduardo Keegan and others published Cognitive-behavior therapy. If the motor shaft and impeller is spinning freely (not clogged or bound-up), then remove the rear cover to the motor. I have chalked all the connections and lubricated the basket seal. Weve had our Hayward for four years now never had any problems.tonight my husband vacuumed the pool then back washed it. You may give Hayward a call, and ask their tech support directly. I completely back washed and clean the system two times making sure the filter was put together properly and there were no holes in either the manifold or the filter grids. We used flocculant and vacuumed through the pump instead of to waste. Fourth possibility is that the other lines (skimmer or main drain) are partially clogged or valves closed, not allowing enough water to enter pump, while vacuuming. I changed my sand a few weeks and tested it and it worked fine. I even tried another new housing gasket and it still leaks. The error code will be cleared when the condition is corrected. Hayward Tristar VS manual https://hayward-pool-assets.com/assets/documents/pools/pdf/manuals/tristar-vs-S3202VSP.pdf?fromCDN=true has some good troubleshooting tips. Seems to take away the point of getting a variable speed pump if we have to run it on high all the time. Some controllers have a Service Mode button you push, to be able to turn off equipment at the equipment pad, as opposed to an in-house remote panel. But most plastic impellers are closed nowadays, with non-visible vanes. Also in reviewing the setup, the salt water panel box does not even turn on on low. everything worked fine until we installed this pump. So in actuality the pump is only being used 4 months a year for 8 hours a day. If your cell looks like 4B, follow the instructions below for cleaning your cell. As soon as I hook it up and it starts pumping water the pump slows down and struggles, the sound is very noticeable. Maybe the breaker is loose on the bar, or perhaps insects shorting it. FYI I moved the voltage selector to 115. Probably not your pump basket being full causing this but improper air flow caused by debris/dust. My Hayward xstream filter pump is not turning on at all. Breville Tamper Coffee Kit 54mm, Lube Gasket (after cleaning, with a rag lube with Teflon or Silicone based pool lube) and 3. Our Hayward pump is leaking and we just added our opening chemicals. There is an internal fan, near the front of the motor, but it is inside and hard to see. Hello, we have a 2 speed Hayward Tgistar pump it just stopped running, I have east the breakers both at the controller and on the main panel, the pump is hot to the touch and will restart after about two minutes then shutdown again. Hi Kathleen, sounds like a leak from the shaft seal, unless water is running out of the pump exit fitting, and running down the housing and dripping off the bottom. IE9 and older versions are not supported. The pump itself works great. If the capacitor doesnt fix it, you may need a new motor, or pump, barring other issues that can be seen readily. Finally, in cases of very hard water, some of your sand bed may have calcified, and need to be replaced. Also check that the wires on the front, from breaker and to pump, are tightly secured, and no burn marks. Hard pumping can also cause a pump to overheat, but not usually. 6. inspect conduit and wires going from timer to pump, look for water in the conduit, or broken conduit, or rodent damage to wires. likely not a fan or impeller problem, because at 3500 RPM (or less), it would wear down anything broken in just a few minutes. If the yellow dial is bent, or the switch is bent, or the timer dog is broken or mispositioned, it can bypass the timer dog and not shut off hope that helps!?! when i reassemble after cleaning, pump works great for about 5 mins even at 30 psi. Diagrams, Pool Hi Don, when its not an air leak, pump surging will then be an obstruction in the pipe, or filter, heater, check valve/filter valve/diverter valve, a bit of plastic usually (once I found a golf ball, in the skimmer pipe), that is pulled into a 90 or up against a port that is too small for the obstruction to pass. Be sure all lines are open, and again check for air leaks. Thoughts? A longstanding legal battle over control of the old Apex Department Store properties in Pawtucket appears to be headed.. Apex Legal Funding is a lawsuit financing company that provides pre settlement funding and post settlement funding to plaintiffs. Just be sure to buy the correct seal for your make/model pump, for the Powerflo Matrix pump, thats here: https://www.intheswim.com/p/hayward-spring-seal-w-seat-spx1250xz2c SPX1250XZ2C. Holding the shaft stationary (so it wont turn), unthread the impeller, counter clockwise, to remove. Pumps normal pressure and pulls enough volume to keep bakery full. No luck. That motor is sometimes used on the Hayward Superpump which is the only pump with a SQUARE pump basket. I have a max-flo vs pump and it cant seem to stay at a high rpm for any long stretch of time when its sunny. But your superpump is fine on your AG pool. Thanks, Jim, Jim, they can be sticky sometimes. In the meantime, could you send me a link for the capacitor that I need? Another piece of information is that the board was replaced back around May of this year as well as the flow sensor. Hi Davy,I have a Hayward pump and its not priming.The basket is only filling up halfway with water. If you program an incorrect cell size, the salt level, amperage, and voltage will not be correct and the system will turn off. Heaters, Learn About Hi Scott, if the cracked case seal has any possibility of letting water in, maybe you can silicone it to seal it up. Or the filter cartridge may need to be replaced, and is clogged with minerals/dirt/oil, and creating the high pressure itself. }
. I hope new filters fix the problem!!! Usually it takes about 15 mins, and the switch will reset and the motor will start again on its own. All the hoses have new Teflon tape and they are secured. Troubleshooting Guides; Troubleshooting Guides. Is that a reason to replace impeller? Features: Replacement for Hayward T-CELL-5, GLX-CELL-5-W and Aqua Trol Suitable for pools up to 20,000 gallons Comes with a 15 foot cord Clear housing for visual inspection of cell No need for re-plumbing, direct fitting threads Meets all original factory specifications Reverses polarity to automatically clean cell how to watch past broadcasts on twitch. This is common maintenance for any pool Troubleshooting Your Hayward Aqua Rite System, Copyright 2020 INYOpools All rights reserved. I need some advice for my 15 x 30 x 48 AG oblong swimming pool. Hi Ann, in such cases, I would probably use a plumbers Pipe Wrench or very large Channel Pliers may work, or I have seen custom tools home-made from 24 wood, that fit over the ridge on the lid, with a few inches on either side to push on, or tap with a hammer. Sometimes I am able to get it going by switching the breaker on/off several times, but most times I can hear the motor trying to start for a couple of seconds before it trips the breaker again and again. Below is the troubleshooting guide for Hayward pool heater error codes. I have it set to run for 3 hours in low speed and 5 in high. regardless, i am replacing the electrical cord. Your pump should be connected to a bare copper wire, test it to see if there is any voltage detected in the bonding wire. Hello we have a Hyward Power Flo Matrix 1 HP pump for a 15 foot above ground pool the pump runs however only seems to fill the strainer basket half way and is very noisy (like its struggling to get enough water in) the pressure guage on sand filter reads 15 psi and everything has been cleaned and new o-rings installed all around. Do I need to do something else to get it to prime faster? This is the round cylinder in the back of the motor, at 9 oclock. I can turn the switch to low and it will start and run then switch to high. If you do have power at the motor terminal board, look for loose wires, crimped wires, broken wires Suspect the capacitor (black cylinder located at 9 oclock), these can be tested, or if looks burnt, bulged, crack or leaking, replace with the exact same MFD number capacitor.