Pump is "talking louder"

[SilverJK]

Okay so I notice a much louder noise in my back yard and walk around the corner to hear that it is my pump. I can hear the bearing squeak at certain times and the motor itself has a noticeable increase in noise. The original pump was a hayward and was replaced with Century Centurion (A.O.SMITH). The pump appears to be about 3 years old and is a 1.5HP pump.

I'm looking to see what I need to do as I'm not sure I can continue to run it (without damage to other equipment) or stop to repair\replace it. I just replaced my liner last week so it's been a pretty expensive month for a pool that is hardly getting used at the moment.

Looking for recommendations on how to proceed to address my latest adventure.

Thanks

 

[laprjns]

Replace the bearing yourself. I did it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R4yhrvSKcg

All you need is a bearing puller which you can get off ebay for around ~$15 to $20. Bearing are also available on ebay

 

[SilverJK]

Is it going to hurt to run it until I can get the bearing in? It just happened last night. It's priming (no bubbles) good and pumping water with no visible issues.

additionally, is that website a reputable place to purchase the kits (assuming I need the bearings and shafts).

Thanks

 

[Smykowski]

Re: Pump is "talking louder"

Probably not. I ran a screaming pump for 6 weeks so I could wait until after the close to repair it.

 

[SilverJK]

Is there a recommended place to purchase?

 

[Smykowski]

Any bearing puller will work. Try ebay, Harbor Freight, or any hardware/autoparts store.

As for the bearings themselves, you can use either an online pool supply store or if you have a Grainger close, you can match the number stamped on the seal and buy them from Grainger.

 

[SilverJK]

okay, I bought a kit from an online retailer that also comes with the shaft seal. I hope that's all I need and that my pump holds up until it gets here.