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I went out and got a 1" coupling to seat the seal in versus the other fitting that one of the video's suggested. When I used the coupling I was able to get that small fraction of an inch to get it to seat in all the way which appears to have resolved my issue. I did a test fit and powered it...

I will try to re-install the old seal in the morning. I did get the seals taken back out and confirmed they are the same heights and confirmed that the motor shaft is sticking out the same distance on both pumps. All of these were expected to be the same but checked anyway.

I took off the impeller to confirm motor worked as it should so it confirmed the motor runs fine unloaded. I then reinstalled the impeller and screwed it on until there was contact between the seals. I then went 1/8 of a turn past that to make sure the spring was engaged. I then ran the pump...

I ran the pump dry for a second to see if the motor would run but the shaft wouldn't turn. At this point I might get another motor and see if the motor itself is part of the problem.

This is the old pump. It's in rough shape but its my backup pump until I get the current one rebuilt.

The actual pump name is long gone from the pump and I can't find anthing on any housing what the actual pool name is. The filter basket cover has a part number on it so I just cross referenced that to the WhisperFlo as you suggested. I also looked at the PS-200 seal and that is different then...

I have the Pentair SuperFlo 2HP (Mine is an older model but same pump). I took out the old shaft seal and installed a new PS-1000 seal kit. After taking the old seals out I installed both parts of the seal until I couldn't push them in any longer (care not to damage the ceramic seals). I then...

Hi All! I ordered a new motor and gasket kit for my Pentair 2HP pump. When I spin the new motor shaft it is much quieter then my old motor that failed so that part is awesome! The new motor shaft doesn't spin as easily as the old one which I attribute to fully greased bearings and it being...

The light has always been installed under the water level and not turned on outside of the water. I haven't checked to make sure the fixture is rated for 500W. I always just replaced it with the bulb that was in it. I can definitely check that!

I have the standard Hayward pool light that is a 500W Halogen bulb. It is the metal housing that has the gasket and then a tension clamp that holds the whole thing together. My problem is that the bulb keeps burning out. There is no water in the fixture to cause the bulb to fail. It will...

We have brown stains that extend from our jets down to to the bottom of the pool. We also have a step in the "deep" end with brown stains that run from the step to the bottom of the pool. There are also brown spots on the bottom of the pool that are likely caused by environmental dirt. There...

Received the Capacitor and installed it in 5 minutes. Pump is back to full operation. Thanks for your help!

Awesome! Thank you!

I have a 1.5HP pump (old Magnetek B2854 aka 717721624). My pump motor hums when it is turned on but will not turn over. I shut the power of at the breaker, verified that it wouldn't turn on, took the strainer out so I could get to the impeller to verify it spins freely (which it did). I then...