Should I buy a new pump?

[expo]

I bought my home a few months ago. The pump seems to work ok and did not think anything about it till I went to my brother-in-laws house and you could barely hear his pump. Mine is loud. It has that "bearings are dry" sound.

My main concern is if I would save electricity with a new pump. Here is a pic of the pump:





Here is a not great video of the sound.

[video]http://videobam.com/yXvPp[/video]

Thanks

 

[Isaac-1]

You would save a considerable amount on electricity if you switch to a 2 speed pump, on low speed it will pump 1/2 as much water as on high at 1/4 the amount of electricity. Usually high speed is only needed for vacuuming, backwashing, etc.

 

[expo]

You would save a considerable amount on electricity if you switch to a 2 speed pump, on low speed it will pump 1/2 as much water as on high at 1/4 the amount of electricity. Usually high speed is only needed for vacuuming, backwashing, etc.

I run a kreepy krawly. does that make a difference?

 

[jblizzle]

The suction cleaner may not run very well on low speed, so you may want a timer to allow your pump to run on high speed for 1-2 hours a day and then low the rest that you need.

You could get by with just replacing the motor on your existing pump with a 2-speed version.