- Jun 21, 2011
- 11
Hey everyone. This is my first post here. Me and my GF just moved into a place in January and about 3 weeks ago our landlord decided to get the pool ready. Now, it has been dorment for 2 years but he assured us it would clear right up. Everything is ready to go, chemicals are in and all that good stuff but it looks like the pump is simply not cutting it. From my understanding, the pump pot should fill right up while priming but it only gets to about 80-90% and you can see bubbles and slashing in it. When I kill the prime, the water level in the pot gets very low and pressure is indicated as less then 5. At times, there isnt even water getting pumped in! We have been trying everything...
First we thought maybe the bottom drain was clogged. But after experimenting with the skimmer and drain lines, there appears to be a solid connection to the pool.
After alot of reading, I want to say there is a leak somewhere but Idk how to find it. I have done various things to create a reverse pressure to detect spurting but this has not been successful. I examined the pump pot and it certainly seems to be holding full water pressure. We replaced the gasket for the pot as well, and retaped the treaded screws on the pump. Today, i unbolted the 4 screws holding the motor and cleared out some minor sticks and acorns, stones from the impeller. Inspected the diffuser seal and reattached it. Not dice there either.
Upon additional reading, could my problem be caused by the motor shaft seal? Is this a common problem? We ordered some parts for the Hayward S200 Sand Filter as we noticed some sand getting in the pool at the stairs.
Its an AO Smith Corp motor model UST1102...
Any help would be immensely appreciated!
First we thought maybe the bottom drain was clogged. But after experimenting with the skimmer and drain lines, there appears to be a solid connection to the pool.
After alot of reading, I want to say there is a leak somewhere but Idk how to find it. I have done various things to create a reverse pressure to detect spurting but this has not been successful. I examined the pump pot and it certainly seems to be holding full water pressure. We replaced the gasket for the pot as well, and retaped the treaded screws on the pump. Today, i unbolted the 4 screws holding the motor and cleared out some minor sticks and acorns, stones from the impeller. Inspected the diffuser seal and reattached it. Not dice there either.
Upon additional reading, could my problem be caused by the motor shaft seal? Is this a common problem? We ordered some parts for the Hayward S200 Sand Filter as we noticed some sand getting in the pool at the stairs.
Its an AO Smith Corp motor model UST1102...
Any help would be immensely appreciated!