IS this seal still good?

borjis · Oct 4, 2015

the one on the left?

Bwahaha! I've seen some bad seals but this one takes the cake.
The bad one was literally like gel consistency.
new one on the right of course.

holy cow!!

I got a seal kit to fix my leaking pump, good thing too, all 3 were really bad.

no leaks now!

kimkats · Oct 4, 2015

Hey just smear some lube tube on it and it will still work! LOL

It almost looks like it overheated. How is the pump doing? Is it making happy sounds and not over hot?

Kim

OldPoolMan · Oct 4, 2015

The one on the left looks ok to me? Well, maybe a little too many steroids LOL!

borjis · Oct 5, 2015

The pump/motor is running great, no bearing noises. it just leaked quite a bit when running prior to seal replacement..

The motor seal (ceramic one) was pitted badly too.

I saved about $ 100 doing it myself....I used to have the pool store do this.

kimkats · Oct 5, 2015

So borjis! It sounds as if TFP has paid off for you! NICE! Maybe you can pay TFP back and become a supporter?????? LOL

Kim

borjis · Oct 5, 2015

I've been thinking of that often as of late. will do.

Agent99 · Oct 6, 2015

Nicely done! The satisfaction is immeasurable when DIYing...I just love it and love to help folks realize that they, indeed, can handle these things!