well this story just keeps getting better..................

lately when I turn the pump on it would make a noise but not suck water. I would hit the housing with a rock and it would kick on and start pumping. We completely dumped all the sand out of the filter and replaced it. (last fall we had a horrible algea problem and i had read the comments about it possibly "shredding" the sand) anyways, we replaced all 200lbs of sand. Nothing. I had my son hold a knee high panty hose over the return jet as my husband vacuumed the pool. This worked amazingly well, we went thru 3 knee highs on 2 different days and a fistful size clump remained in the knee high hose on 2 occasions. Now it appears everything is cleaned out of the pool except that de powder that I put in there. After 2 days it always settles back on the bottom.

THEN TODAY MY 10 YEAR OLD SON TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO TURN ON THE PUMP! He didnt know about the pump freezing up and it needing to immediately be pounded with a rock to get the "fan or propellers" to turning. He just sat there and looked at it until it quit doing anything! Now it wont even turn on or make any sound. I assume it has burnt up the motor? ARRGGHHH!