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ian1954 wrote:Hi Roddie,

Are you going to cover up the old holes? I also usually put vaseline or grease on exposed terminals to protect them from corrosion.

It is a nice pool. How many months of the year can you use it?

Hi Ian, just above the repaired ("Done") photo.. I mentioned the need to seal the old holes.

My wife uses the pool.. I'm not much for it. She floats around for hours.. gazing up at the canopy of Oak and Birch trees that encircle 2/3 of the area around the pool. I delayed opening this season to avoid those "stringy" Oak tassels that can clog a skimmer-basket in the course of a few hours. Depending on the season; three months is the average expectancy for use. The month of May was breezy, cool and wet this year. September can be warm enough.. sometimes. Labor Day is generally the last weekend for swimming-pools here in New England.

Brad, I didn't concern myself with taking the motor apart to drill/tap the two new holes. The hoses were all connected and full of water before I encountered the problem. I thought about it.. but the lug is right at the end of the case.. away from the armature. It's an old pump.. and there was likely the risk of something else breaking, had I taken it apart. I was careful and used oil when I drilled and a wax-type tap-lubricant.. which retained most of the shavings. The pump has been running for the last 24 hours.. so it's too late to do anything about it now anyway. The lug at the pool is buried.. but I'll check the one at the box. The circuit is protected by a GFCI as per local code. Thanks for the info/concern.

I forgot to mention this nifty little wireless pool thermometer. It is made by "Vio Products" model #11000. This is it's 4th season.. cost $10.. and the batteries (x2 AA/ea. unit) last all season. Interestingly; it expressly mentions using alkaline batteries in the pool-unit for proper floatation.



The white-colored unit is the transmitter which floats in the pool.. and the grey unit is the receiver which stays in the house. It has a range of up to 100 feet and operating temp. of 32F to 122F. It requires a set-up procedure each season which involves a particular sequence of battery-installation and pushing a reset button inside the floating unit within 3 minutes. The receiver then displays/searches for one of 3 preset channels; selectable via a switch (also inside the floating unit). It's quite well made for what it cost. The LCD display is large on both units.. and the indoor unit also displays the indoor temp. below the pool temp. There are two buttons; one for man. scan/search and the other for min./max./reset for both indoor/pool temps. The pool unit sees 3-4 months of weather/season.. and the gasket between the top/bottom halves is still flexible and shows no signs of deterioration. The 5 screws which hold it together are SS.. and none of the interior circuitry shows any signs of corrosion. I really appreciate a product (particularly electronic..) that's well made. I've had Mp3 and DVD players die within a year..