Loud Pump - Any ideas?

[bjbarlowe]

I've had a lovely trouble free pool all summer until my pump started running really loudly today. It sounds roughly the same, just MUCH louder. I only have a couple years experience with a pool, so I wanted to ask your advice. Please, take a look at this video. Anyone experience something like this? Perhaps, it's an internal blockage of some kind or maybe it's just worn out.

The pressure is normal, the pump has plenty of water, and water is coming out of the jets just fine. I've lived here for about three years and I don't have any information on how old the pump is. Though the previous owner lived here eight years and didn't mention that it was a new pump.

Thanks for your help!

 

[BrianR170]

Is it running dry? Hard to tell from the quick look at the pump basket.

 

[stryfer33]

the bearings could be bad.

 

[wjr75]

Sounds like the bearings are going bad to me. I replaced my pump a couple of years ago when mine went south. You may be able to replace just the motor in your case.

 

[bjbarlowe]

Is it running dry? Hard to tell from the quick look at the pump basket.

Not running dry, no. It's got plenty of water. Just loud. Sounds like a bad bearing makes the most sense. I'll have to try and work on it this weekend.

 

[bjbarlowe]

To update you all, I ended up getting a new pump motor. It's been awhile and I expected it to start giving me trouble soon anyway, so I decided to go ahead and replace it.