We just replaced our motor the other day. Unfortunately it's leaking water. My husband took the motor apart and checked everything to find the new seal assembly he had just installed to be cracked. We went and purchased a new seal assembly. He put that in to find we still have a leak. I've attached a photo, though you can't really see the water very well. But the water is coming out just beyond the mounting plate on the motor side, and it's coming out at the top part (that we can see). It just rained, so we dried the motor off and ran it for a brief moment to get this photo, so please disregard any other water you're seeing.
After doing some searching in the forum, I'm wondering if you might agree that it could be the seal plate - maybe it's got a crack or a hairline crack. How likely could it be that it is instead the diffuser? We haven't replaced either of these items since owning the pool, so we don't know how old they might be.
Lastly, is it safe at all to run the motor while it's got this leak happening? My first thought would be it could damage the motor, but I want to be totally sure, because I'm really hoping we can avoid a green pool while we're figuring all this out. I did put extra bleach in two days again and gave it a good brushing.
After doing some searching in the forum, I'm wondering if you might agree that it could be the seal plate - maybe it's got a crack or a hairline crack. How likely could it be that it is instead the diffuser? We haven't replaced either of these items since owning the pool, so we don't know how old they might be.
Lastly, is it safe at all to run the motor while it's got this leak happening? My first thought would be it could damage the motor, but I want to be totally sure, because I'm really hoping we can avoid a green pool while we're figuring all this out. I did put extra bleach in two days again and gave it a good brushing.
