Howdy folks! My CaliMar 1.5 HP VS pump is just over a year old and it sounds like the bearings have given up on it. I have it on my table, I'm at a loss as to how to remove the fan from the rear of the motor so I can take the impeller off. I was hoping to get at the bearings with my calipers and hopefully order some that would work. If anyone knows the magic trick to getting this impeller off without breaking the rear fan and/or knows the right bearings I need to order I would greatly appreciate it.
Replace bearings on CaliMar 1.5 HP VS pump
- Thread starter WagNasT
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,817
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
It looks like those pumps are a Chinese clone of the Pentair Superflo VS pump model before the RS-485 support was added. My guess is the Chinese company who manufactured it for Pentair rebranded it once Pentair dropped the model.
If you look at the Pentair parts diagram on page 18 in https://www.pentair.com/content/dam...rflovs-variable-speed-pump-manual-english.pdf you will see Pentair only sold the motor as a replacement and not any motor parts.
Let us know if you figure out how to disassemble it and can find parts.
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If you look at the Pentair parts diagram on page 18 in https://www.pentair.com/content/dam...rflovs-variable-speed-pump-manual-english.pdf you will see Pentair only sold the motor as a replacement and not any motor parts.
Let us know if you figure out how to disassemble it and can find parts.
CaliMar VS Pumps
What are your impressions of the Calimar VS pumps? Do we have much information on their long-term reliability as compared to other pumps?
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Ningbo C.F Electronic Tech Co., Ltd
Calimar - CMARVSP2.0 : CMARVSP2.0
Specifications
ENERGY STAR Unique ID: 2382677
ENERGY STAR Partner: Ningbo C.F Electronic Tech Co., Ltd
Brand Name: Calimar
Model Name: CMARVSP2.0
Model Number: CMARVSP2.0
Product Type: In-Ground (Self-Priming) Pool Filter Pump
Motor Design: Variable-speed
Hydraulic Horsepower (HHP): 1.18
Rated Horsepower (HP): 2.0
Weighted Energy Factor (WEF) (kgal/kWh): 8.4
Product Type: Self-Priming (Inground)
Connected Capable: No
Freeze Protection: No
Markets: United States, Canada
ENERGY STAR Certified: Yes
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Calimar - CMARVSP2.0 : CMARVSP2.0
Specifications
ENERGY STAR Unique ID: 2382677
ENERGY STAR Partner: Ningbo C.F Electronic Tech Co., Ltd
Brand Name: Calimar
Model Name: CMARVSP2.0
Model Number: CMARVSP2.0
Product Type: In-Ground (Self-Priming) Pool Filter Pump
Motor Design: Variable-speed
Hydraulic Horsepower (HHP): 1.18
Rated Horsepower (HP): 2.0
Weighted Energy Factor (WEF) (kgal/kWh): 8.4
Product Type: Self-Priming (Inground)
Connected Capable: No
Freeze Protection: No
Markets: United States, Canada
ENERGY STAR Certified: Yes
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Ningbo C.f Electronic Tech Co., Ltd.
Ningbo C.f Electronic Tech Co., Ltd., Experts in Manufacturing and Exporting and 0 more Products.
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Can you show the pump fan and all labels on the pump including the motor?
Maybe contact Calimar or Ningbo C.F Electronic Tech Co., Ltd.
Can you speak Mandarin?
Maybe contact Calimar or Ningbo C.F Electronic Tech Co., Ltd.
Can you speak Mandarin?
Much appreciated, after digging a bit it looks like it might be the same as the Black and Decker or Blue Torrent pumps and those don't appear to break down any further either. If I have to replace the whole thing anyway I guess I'll try brute force and ignorance to get past the fan and impeller and post what I find.It looks like those pumps are a Chinese clone of the Pentair Superflo VS pump model before the RS-485 support was added. My guess is the Chinese company who manufactured it for Pentair rebranded it once Pentair dropped the model.
If you look at the Pentair parts diagram on page 18 in https://www.pentair.com/content/dam...rflovs-variable-speed-pump-manual-english.pdf you will see Pentair only sold the motor as a replacement and not any motor parts.
Let us know if you figure out how to disassemble it and can find parts.
CaliMar VS Pumps
What are your impressions of the Calimar VS pumps? Do we have much information on their long-term reliability as compared to other pumps?
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,817
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
I am sure they are all the same pumps from the same manufacture imported to the US and sold under different brands and warranties.
Black and Decker
BDXBTVAR200
BDXBTVAR200
Description
- ENERGY STAR Partner
:
Ningbo C.F Electronic Tech Co., Ltd
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Ningbo makes 75 different models of pump that are EnergyStar rated.
https://www.energystar.gov/productfinder/product/certified-pool-pumps/
https://www.energystar.gov/productfinder/product/certified-pool-pumps/
Black and Decker - BDXBTAGVAR
Product Type
Above-Ground (Non-Self-Priming) Pool Filter Pump
ENERGY STAR Partner
Asia Connection LLC
Black and Decker - BDXBTVAR300
Product Type
In-Ground (Self-Priming) Pool Filter Pump
ENERGY STAR Partner
Asia Connection LLC
Motor Design
Variable-speed
Rated Horsepower (HP)
3.0
Hydraulic Horsepower (HHP)
1.474
Product Type
Above-Ground (Non-Self-Priming) Pool Filter Pump
ENERGY STAR Partner
Asia Connection LLC
Black and Decker - BDXBTVAR300
Product Type
In-Ground (Self-Priming) Pool Filter Pump
ENERGY STAR Partner
Asia Connection LLC
Motor Design
Variable-speed
Rated Horsepower (HP)
3.0
Hydraulic Horsepower (HHP)
1.474
Contact Information
Efbe, Inc.
1426 E Spruce St. Ontario, CA 91761
Contact: Ryan Foster
Phone: (951) 602-5337
Website: www.efbeinc.com
efbeinc.com
efbeinc.com
Efbe, Inc. is the only company located at 1426 E Spruce St, Ontario, CA 91761
Texas (Corporate office)
4985 Eisenhauer Road. Suite 104. San Antonio, TX 78218
Tennessee
1432 W Main Street. Suite 400. Lebanon, TN 37087
Baja California, MX
Blvd. Benito Juárez 984. Loc. 19,20 y 21. Col. Obrera. Rosarito BC. C.P. 22703
Phone: (951) 200-5530
Fax: (951) 934-0480
Business Description
Efbe, which also operates under the name Pool Supply Unlimited, is located in Ontario, California.
This organization primarily operates in the Swimming Pool Chemicals, Equipment, and Supplies business / industry within the Miscellaneous Retail sector.
This organization has been operating for approximately 13 years.
Efbe is estimated to generate $6.0 million in annual revenues, and employs approximately 24 people at this headquarters location and 30 total employees across all locations.
This organization is engaged in importing activities at this facility.
Title: ELECTRIC SWIMMING POOL PUMPS, FILTERS & CHLORINATORS
Company: EFBE, INC. - California, Ontario USA
Product Information: Trade Name(s): CaliMar.
Swimming pool pump, Model Nos. CMARVSP1.0, CMARVSP1.5, CMARVSP2.0, CMARVSP3.0, CMAR15VS1.5.
Evaluated to the following: (UL-1081) AND ARE IDENTIFIED WITH THE ETL RECOGNIZED COMPONENT MARK.
Efbe, Inc.
1426 E Spruce St. Ontario, CA 91761
Contact: Ryan Foster
Phone: (951) 602-5337
Website: www.efbeinc.com
EFBE Inc.
EFBE Inc. | Contact Us
Efbe, Inc. is the only company located at 1426 E Spruce St, Ontario, CA 91761
Texas (Corporate office)
4985 Eisenhauer Road. Suite 104. San Antonio, TX 78218
Tennessee
1432 W Main Street. Suite 400. Lebanon, TN 37087
Baja California, MX
Blvd. Benito Juárez 984. Loc. 19,20 y 21. Col. Obrera. Rosarito BC. C.P. 22703
Phone: (951) 200-5530
Fax: (951) 934-0480
Business Description
Efbe, which also operates under the name Pool Supply Unlimited, is located in Ontario, California.
This organization primarily operates in the Swimming Pool Chemicals, Equipment, and Supplies business / industry within the Miscellaneous Retail sector.
This organization has been operating for approximately 13 years.
Efbe is estimated to generate $6.0 million in annual revenues, and employs approximately 24 people at this headquarters location and 30 total employees across all locations.
This organization is engaged in importing activities at this facility.
Title: ELECTRIC SWIMMING POOL PUMPS, FILTERS & CHLORINATORS
Company: EFBE, INC. - California, Ontario USA
Product Information: Trade Name(s): CaliMar.
Swimming pool pump, Model Nos. CMARVSP1.0, CMARVSP1.5, CMARVSP2.0, CMARVSP3.0, CMAR15VS1.5.
Evaluated to the following: (UL-1081) AND ARE IDENTIFIED WITH THE ETL RECOGNIZED COMPONENT MARK.
Ningbo C.F Electronic Tech Co., Ltd. (aka CF Electronics - Tech Life) makes many of the products that are made in China.
The products are made and branded under various brand names like Pureline, Circupool, Black and Decker, Calimar etc. and shipped through various distributors like Asia Connection
Ningbo C.F Electronic Tech Co., Ltd. --> Asia Connection --> Efbe, Inc. --> Pool Supply Unlimited.
Products made in China sometimes copy US products and they try to obscure the manufacturer to try to avoid legal liability by creating a complex web of interconnected companies.
If anyone Like Hayward tries to sue them for Copyright or Patent Infringement, good luck figuring out how to effectively do it.
If you have any sort of product liability claim, you are also going to face a complex web of different companies all disclaiming liability.
They did not make the product; they just bought it from a supplier.
If you try to sue Ningbo C.F Electronic Tech Co., Ltd., they are in China and they will just ignore you.
The products are made and branded under various brand names like Pureline, Circupool, Black and Decker, Calimar etc. and shipped through various distributors like Asia Connection
Ningbo C.F Electronic Tech Co., Ltd. --> Asia Connection --> Efbe, Inc. --> Pool Supply Unlimited.
Products made in China sometimes copy US products and they try to obscure the manufacturer to try to avoid legal liability by creating a complex web of interconnected companies.
If anyone Like Hayward tries to sue them for Copyright or Patent Infringement, good luck figuring out how to effectively do it.
Hayward Indus. v. Ningbo C.F. Elec. Tech Co., CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:20-CV-00710-FDW-DSC | Casetext Search + Citator
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If you have any sort of product liability claim, you are also going to face a complex web of different companies all disclaiming liability.
They did not make the product; they just bought it from a supplier.
If you try to sue Ningbo C.F Electronic Tech Co., Ltd., they are in China and they will just ignore you.
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got it open, looks like they're 17mm x 40mm x 12 mm, going to need a puller. The rear one seems fine but i'll replace both and let y'all know how it turns out, pics to follow.
my fan holder, there are 2 holes. Used a strap wrench on the impeller, it is lefty loosey there is no retaining bolt for it
Impeller and front cover, 4x 14mm bolts holding this plate on, the bottom two were tight enough to flip the motor with my drill, break them loose first.apparently i have a slow drip and it caused all this, the face plate comes off with some percussive encouragement.
