I have bought stuff from Norris Pools off and on over the years but always seem to forget they're there when I need help with something. Well, I remembered and am glad I did!
I was at my end, having replaced my 1.5 HP motor with a 2 speed 1 HP motor. Though it would move water, it would never build pressure on either speed. I ALMOST cut out a section of my PVC plumbing (post filter) and added a ball valve in order to try and reduce the size to create some pressure in the filter, but I decided I would call someone who knew something about anything first. The gentlemen (sorry sir, I've already forgotten your name, don't take it personal, I'm terrible with names) and he was in my area the next afternoon and stopped in.
Well, right away he had a couple ideas. I was stuck on a business call and he didn't want to actually operate the pump until I got there. So, once I showed up, he turned in on an switched from high to low and made a simple assessment from there "you only have one speed, and it's low". "ohhh" I said, "well that explains it".
He went on to say "I'd pull that motor out and check the wiring". To wit I replied "Yeah but..." and went on to explain how I'd already checked it, etc. He says again "Sure, but, I would pull that motor out and check the wiring". I went on to explain where I had put the wires and what it looked like and he said "Right, so, I would pull the motor out and check the wiring". I said "okay, right, well if I DO pull it out and the wiring is correct, then there's something wrong with the motor right?". He said "Yes...but I would pull that motor out and check the wiring". HAHAHA... I finally caught on and has been a story I tell that has kept me humble ever since.
Anyway, turns out what I needed to do was...pull the motor and check the wiring :). It did end up that I had done fine with the motor actually, it was the control panel that I messed up. Anyway, he recognized it immediately, very gently (and hilariously) let me know I had done it wrong and didn't even charge me for the stop. Needless to say, I will be doing ALL my pool business with Norris from now on. read more