Got to my mil house last night and she informed me that her pool hasnt kicked on since a really bad storm about 3 days ago. I have some experience replacing pump motors, impellers, etc. She has a 2 motor set up, no heater. Everything looked fine outside so i figured lightning might have tripped breaker. Sure enough the breaker was tripped so i reset it and went outside to kick the system on. As soon as i flipped the switch i heard a loud pop and sparks shot out from under the booster pump. Breaker tripped again so i made sure i shut everything off. I have no problem replacing the booster pump or the other pump if they r fried but would all the wiring need to be replaced as well if lightning hit it? Or does it sound like just a short? I know its not much info but she is a widow and we live 4 hrs away and when we do come in i try to help her as much as possible. Thanks.

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Posted by Strannix

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Posted on 8/6/16 at 8:07 am to 4mileduckman

Sounds like an internal motor problem, maybe fried lead.

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Posted by 03GeeTee

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Posted on 8/6/16 at 8:13 am to 4mileduckman

Probably be ok just changing booster pump. If the wires or breaker look really burnt then you may have to do some electrical work too.

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Posted by WPBTiger

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Posted on 8/6/16 at 8:32 am to 03GeeTee

quote:
Probably be ok just changing booster pump. If the wires or breaker look really burnt then you may have to do some electrical work too.

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Posted by Alleman

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Posted on 8/6/16 at 9:14 am to 4mileduckman

Does the booster pump run the in pool cleaner/vacuum?

Can you run the filter pump without the booster? My pool has separate timers for each pump so I can run filter pump without running booster pump.

If you can, at least keep the pool water recirculating, filtered, and being chlorinated. It's easier to skim out a few leaves than clean up green water!

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Posted by SlackMaster

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Posted on 8/6/16 at 11:16 am to Alleman

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If you can, at least keep the pool water recirculating, filtered, and being chlorinated. It's easier to skim out a few leaves than clean up green water!

This. And in all likelihood, you won't have to do any electrical work. They symptoms indicate a simple motor replacement.

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Posted by mack the knife

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Posted on 8/6/16 at 2:46 pm to Alleman

former pool owner reporting (i filled it in after 10 yrs):
if possible keep main pump running bc of reason stated above
if u are in BR i have a used 1.5 hp main pump and motor and 1 hp booster pump and motor. you can have them for $50 each.
wiring should be fine otherwise there would be other probs in the house itself.

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Posted by Alleman

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Posted on 8/6/16 at 3:01 pm to mack the knife

quote:
if u are in BR i have a used 1.5 hp main pump and motor and 1 hp booster pump and motor. you can have them for $50 each.

and if the OP doesn't take you up on this offer, I will

This post was edited on 8/7/16 at 9:43 am

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Posted by 4mileduckman

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Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 8/6/16 at 5:19 pm to mack the knife

Am in Shreveport. Thanks for the advice guys. Bought a replacement. Wiring was easy. Plumbing was a pain. Took about 2hrs, wt trip to lowes, and fired right up. Earned mucho points on this one. Thanks again.

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