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I’ve landed on the Tristar VS 1.85 HP, I think. Seems within my budget and easy to install (if the Mrs lets me).

Now that I'm looking at VS pumps, there are so many options. Which direction should I be looking?

Neat! So my serial # says 35212J2, so that would be the 352nd day of 2012. Learn something new every day! Thanks!

8, according to @JamesW. I think I heard that sitting on a shelf for a few years isn't a good thing for a motor or pump anyway, so I'm sure that had something to do with it's reduced lifespan.

I totally get that, and am super appreciative. I went with the 2-speed 5 years ago due to the advice I received on this very forum. Seems like a VS is the next step for me, then.

Interesting. How were you able to figure out it was manufactured in 2012? Guess the PB gave me a 3 year-old pump when he built the pool. I suspect the damage is always possible. I did have some problems with it last year too. Motor shop replaced the capacitor and it worked fine last season.

Local pool repair shops. I had them out to repair some plumbing a few days ago and I spoke to them about a potential pump replacement.

t's not 8 years old, it's only 5 years old. Regardless, probably time for a replacement anyway.

This is a two speed motor, and a natural progression would be a VS. The few people I've spoken to about a replacement are really pushing for a single speed 1.5 HP.

The motor has been having issues anyway. Starts sometimes, makes an odd sound others, and even smokes from time to time. I’ll probably take it to a local electric motor repair shop tomorrow to have it looked at.

The problem is, the heads of the screws were torqued right off, so the holes aren't open for a new screw, even if I had them.

Hi! I recently had to look at the wiring for my pump, and in the process of removing the three screws holding the access panel, they got sheared off. As a result, the single screw left isn't enough to hold it on securely, and there's a big gap: And the label for the motor itself: I've reached...