Swimming pools blog

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• 1 Ward Marna // Sep 13, 2006 at 1:41 am

  Never had that happen, but I have to grease my gasket every time I take
  it off the lid.
  Hoping for a non fried motor.
  Amelia

• 2 Robin Robbin // Sep 14, 2006 at 7:18 am

  The leak tells me you might need to replace the pump seal kit. It’s basically a
  gasket assembly that fits around the shaft. It’s a cheap kit and will save your
  pump motor. You don’t use grease or anything, it’s a mechanical seal. If that
  is the problem and you don’t replace it, eventually you’ll see the leak worsen
  and your motor will die. Better to do it than not.
  Tim
  cklam240 <cklam240@…
  surprise today when I checked on my green pool (storms
  lately), did not seem to be running well, no pressure reading on top
  of sand filter, no water moving in pump basket. So I shut it off to
  clean out the basket & the water in there was smoking hot!!! I drained
  the water & put a hose in the return line from the skimmer first, than
  the filter, but it seemed OK. So I took apart the housing for the
  impeller, sure enough there was alot of sediment & plant parts around
  the metal bushing I suppose not allow the impeller to spin. Cleaned
  
  it all up & put it back together hoping the motor was not fried.
  Primed it & it seemed OK, though some leakage from housing (so will
  need to add more gasket grease I suppose). Anyone else ever have this
  happen to them? Carol.

• 3 Robin Robbin // Sep 15, 2006 at 2:46 am

  Oh yeah, the pump will get very hot if it’s not pumping water. That will ruin
  the seal and the motor if left too long. I definitely suggest replacing the
  seal kit. Cost me $7 for a Hayward pump.
  Tim
  Tim Raebig <tx_timr@…
  tells me you might need to replace the pump seal kit. It’s basically a gasket
  assembly that fits around the shaft. It’s a cheap kit and will save your pump
  motor. You don’t use grease or anything, it’s a mechanical seal. If that is
  the problem and you don’t replace it, eventually you’ll see the leak worsen and
  your motor will die. Better to do it than not.
  Tim
  cklam240 <cklam240@…
  surprise today when I checked on my green pool (storms
  lately), did not seem to be running well, no pressure reading on top
  of sand filter, no water moving in pump basket. So I shut it off to
  
  clean out the basket & the water in there was smoking hot!!! I drained
  the water & put a hose in the return line from the skimmer first, than
  the filter, but it seemed OK. So I took apart the housing for the
  impeller, sure enough there was alot of sediment & plant parts around
  the metal bushing I suppose not allow the impeller to spin. Cleaned
  it all up & put it back together hoping the motor was not fried.
  Primed it & it seemed OK, though some leakage from housing (so will
  need to add more gasket grease I suppose). Anyone else ever have this
  happen to them? Carol.

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