Back at it from the winter.
Have a small leak at the pump. Right next to wear my finger is in the image.
Any ideas?
Have a small leak at the pump. Right next to wear my finger is in the image.
Any ideas?
Pump Leak
- Thread starter ckk81
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Looks like a basic pump seal failure. You could try snugging up those 4 mounting bolts a little to see if they loosened at all. Otherwise, look for a seal kit for your pump model and replace.
Thanks. I'll give the bolts a try. Any tips for identifying my pump if I need a seal kit? (I think I have a Hayward Super Pump.)
Is a salt specific kit like this worth it?
Saltwater Tune Up Kit Hayward Super Pump - GOKIT3SALT
Saltwater Tune Up Kit Hayward Super Pump - GOKIT3SALT - INYOPools.com
INYO has a good tutorial on how to do this...I'm in the same boat 
How To Replace a Pool Motor Shaft Seal - INYOPools.com
How To Replace a Pool Motor Shaft Seal - INYOPools.com
Thanks for responding SW... I thought I had...
I don't have direct experience with a salt water kit being necessary. The website says that salt water can be more aggressive to rubber seals but at the relatively low salt concentration of pools, I'm not sure I buy it. For a pool situation, pH and proper chlorine use would have more effect on a seals durability than salt, imho.
I don't have direct experience with a salt water kit being necessary. The website says that salt water can be more aggressive to rubber seals but at the relatively low salt concentration of pools, I'm not sure I buy it. For a pool situation, pH and proper chlorine use would have more effect on a seals durability than salt, imho.
I had a similar thought and went with the "regular" seal kit. If I decide to switch to Dead Sea levels of salt I'll reconsider.
Seal plate gasket/o-ring or shaft seal would be my guess. Either way you will need to take those 4 bolts out (if tightening them up a little doesn't work) and inspect the gasket around the seal plate and the shaft seal. One or both may be bad.
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