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| 1. Pump will not come on - Breaker turned off or tripped. Power is off. - Switch at pump is off. - Bearings locked up. - Burned out motor/electrical failure. |
2. Motor is noisy - Bearings corroded. |
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3. Pump will not prime - Air leak at inlet plumbing - Clogged/broken impeller |
4. Pool light will not turn on - Power off. Breaker tripped. - GFCI tripped. - Burned out bulb. - Bad switch. |
| 5. Pool light turns on momentarily, then shuts off. - Shorted wiring. - Water inside light assembly. |
6. Filter pressure high - Dirty filter. Clean or backwash. - Line restriction. Valve closed - In-floor system is locked up |
| 7. Filter pressure low - Clogged pump basket. - Pump sucking air - Restriction in suction line or cleaner line. |
8. Pool cleaner will not move around pool - Clogged pump basket. Dirty filter. - Valve not adjusted properly. - Restriction at pool cleaner. |
| 9. In-floor pop-up heads will not cycle - Worn actuator assembly. - Low water flow. - Worn pop-up heads. - Valve not adjusted properly. |
10. Dirt on floor/cloudy water after vacuuming - Filter blow-by. Internal damage. - Old sand. Channeled and not filtering. |
| 11. Low suction when vacuuming - Clogged pump basket - Dirty filter. - Valve not adjusted properly |
12. Water around pump while operating. - Leaking plumbing. - Worn pump seals. |
| 13. Water hot or boiling in pump pot. - Air leak. Not sucking water. - Dirty pump basket/clogged impeller. |
14. Heater will not light |
| 15. Heater "knocking" and shutting off - Low water flow. - Restriction inside heater. - Valve not adjusted properly. |
16. Bubbles coming in pool - Pump sucking air and delivering to pool. - Leak at shutdown, filling filter with air. |
| 17. Water level dropping - Automatic water leveler clogged. Water evaporating. - Leak at pool lines or shell. |
18. Water level rising - Automatic water leveler float broken. Water filling non-stop. - Excessive rain. |
| 19. Skimmer lid blows off deck when pump shuts off - Air leak |
