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The new motor is installed in working great! I had to use a hammer and a knock pin softly on the old seal to get it out, but otherwise it went great. Many thanks to the forum and the support.

Thanks Jaw and Dave, The seal was in the box, it was actually smaller than the stryo peanuts they packed with. Problem I am having now is that I cannot find the L shaped slide connectors to wire the motor leads. I have been everywhere. I heard there is a marine supply co. down the road from me...

The pump motor arrived, I had to get the b853 as my funds are limited. As my luck goes, the motor seal was not included in the shipment. Very windy day down here, the pool is still blue but I am net skimming every hour. Here is a shot of the wet side of the seal, it looks ok. I guess I will have...

Thanks Dave, I appreciate the tips. I have a new motor and seal ordered, should be here tomorrow. Pool is still blue but is slowly sliding into an greenish opalescence... gotta get that water moving, especially with a sunny day coming tomorrow.

Pic of the seal plate with shaft seal. They look OK. I have been reading more about seal replacement and it seems many people are having more problems after replacing the shaft seal. Would I be crazy to leave the old seal?

Thank you for the replies, answers and the welcome to the board Dave. Its day five without pump and the pool is still blue and clear, I know it won't last long so I am off to obtain some bleach right now. We have had a few cloudy days here but I am sure that won't last long. It would not...

Yes, that's exactly what I am thinking 4JawChuck. I don't have the bux to have a motor shop put the seals on a new one. I guess I will try myself and see what happens. There is a great dyi seal replacement post on the forum, it is mentioned above, I will go back to that post for sure. The main...

Hi everyone, I am new here, but I have researched this topic for a few hours. Found a bunch of great posts but nothing that answers my main questions. I have a 16kgal IGP run by one 1hp 1.25 SF Pump (Pentair Whisperflo) wf-24 A.O. smith motor My wife and I built the pool back in '04 and...