I ran my pump dry for a bit. Long enough to warp the pump basket from heat. Now it appears as though I may have a suction side leak. It takes awhile to prime once I turn on, even when it does finally prime now the basket retains some air spinning at the top, once turned off all water immediately leaves and loses prime, and I can't get it to prime with filter in in backwash/waste mode. Looks like there's some leaking coming out of the pump area too, which I already had a little before but now it's a lot worse. Attached are a couple pics. Motor specs: Centurion 1HP 3450 RPM single speed hard-wired either 115V or 230V won't know until I open circuit box or motor. Pump specs label is almost completely unreadable but it says Hayward SP and then I think the next two are 26 and then can't read. Pump is minimum 6 yrs old based on move-in date but quite possibly much more. 18K gallon fiberglass pool. Questions:
1) I guess if I want to try to fix this pump the next steps are to pick up some silicone lubricant grease and open up the pump and try to find/fix any problems? What are my chances of success here - pretty good, or probably not worth the time/effort?
2) Related to #1, is this pump worth salvaging? I suspect it's pretty old.
3) If I bought a new pump, any recommendations? Specifically, I'm seeing lots of really cost effective options on Amazon <$250 for pumps/motors with specs very similar to this one. Is there any good reason not to just go with one of those?
4) I'm considering upgrading to SWG in 2-3 years. My understanding is that I'll need a programmable pump if I did this, i.e. my current manual-switch operation won't suffice. If I got a new pump with this in mind, what should I look for in the spec sheet? Is any type of programmable pump viable for SWG, or do I need to look beyond hardwired, or anything specific I should look for in the pump specs?
Really appreciate the help, you all rock!
1) I guess if I want to try to fix this pump the next steps are to pick up some silicone lubricant grease and open up the pump and try to find/fix any problems? What are my chances of success here - pretty good, or probably not worth the time/effort?
2) Related to #1, is this pump worth salvaging? I suspect it's pretty old.
3) If I bought a new pump, any recommendations? Specifically, I'm seeing lots of really cost effective options on Amazon <$250 for pumps/motors with specs very similar to this one. Is there any good reason not to just go with one of those?
4) I'm considering upgrading to SWG in 2-3 years. My understanding is that I'll need a programmable pump if I did this, i.e. my current manual-switch operation won't suffice. If I got a new pump with this in mind, what should I look for in the spec sheet? Is any type of programmable pump viable for SWG, or do I need to look beyond hardwired, or anything specific I should look for in the pump specs?
Really appreciate the help, you all rock!