Carl, yes, the multiport is in "filter"--it had been running all day with me being the only one home with access to it, before it stopped moving water, but I checked anyway--and removing a fitting from my filter doesn't give me any water flow, either.

Pool clown, I like the mirror trick, will give that a shot and see what I can see, but again I stuck my fingers into the inlet as far as I could last night and couldn't touch the impeller, so not sure I can negotiate the angle with a flashlight and mirror, but I'll give it a shot. (Have a big rock waterfall that butts up to one side of the strainer basket--limits some maneuvering around the basket.) My brother owes me a favor and is supposed to come over this afternoon and take it apart for me. I had lots of little girls with long hair in the pool this summer, so I'm hoping it's as simple as that. We'll see!!

Janet