Guess my shaft seal was bad, also a question on getting a drain plug out

hemhaw

Active member
Dec 19, 2021
36
Columbus, OH
Pool Size
25000
Surface
Vinyl
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
First, my question, I was putting the little drain plug back into the super pump and the head of it snapped off. Any advice on getting it back out?

And I guess another question, is the stuff inside the motor really bad? It looks white and chalky but idk what it is.

PXL_20230701_231658418.jpgSo, I definitely should've done this sooner, because I thought I took the whole pump apart, but I guess I missed a step because I think this would've been a red flag.. kind of assuming it's been like this for a while because it's been mine since late 2021 and the pump manufacture date is 9/2019, so I'm guessing it was installed in 2020. I'm a first time owner and just assumed that's what the pump sounded like... I have learned a valuable lesson today.PXL_20230701_231337685.jpg
 
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