SWIMMING POOL PUMP REPAIRS

SWIMMING POOL PUMP REPAIRS

My swimming pool pump stopped working and my pool pump timer stopped working. Luckily this pump worked yet, but I had to turn it on and off manually. Before calling he pool service people www.autogate.co.za, I thought I would look into playing around with it first to try and save money. I opened the door that encloses the timers and first checked to see if the motor was running. To do this is quite simple. The timer (big yellow dial) is mounted to a steel plate. In this steel plate is a hole - about 3/8 inch diameter. If you shine a flashlight into this hole you can see the gears of the timer motor. Obviously if the gears are moving the motor is good. My gears were not moving.

What I didn't realize at first is that everything is 'modular'. You have 2 timers which are controlled by 2 tiny motors. If you remove the plate (with switches) at the bottom of the timer assembly (just 2 screws), this whole plate and switch assembly can be pulled out.
Then if you go all the way to the top of the box you will see a small tab that is protruding down and is holding the timer plate in place. By pushing on this tab, you can move the whole timer plate so you can have access to the back. It all became very confusing, for me so I decided to give the pool people a call. It took then less than 45 minutes to get to my place and the pool technician was very helpful, he explained to me what the problem was and how I can try n sort it out myself next should the problem occur. Within an hour with the pool technician, my family was in the pool, enjoying themselves. I will recommend the pool people to anyone who has pool pump faults, as I have no regrets and now my pool pump has been up and running without any problems for a year now. To make their service excellent they did not charge me a call out fee, gave me a warranty and some advice on pool maintenance.

www.autogate.co.za

www.autogate.co.za