Leaking Pump SP3010X15A

[jreedich]

So I have a neighbor who is a single mom with two kids. Her Hayward pump SP3010X15A is leaking. A causing a swamp between our house and hers. It looked as though the seal was leaking. She tells me that she cannot afford to have someone out to fix it. I volunteered to try and fix the leak. Went and bought a new seal and gasket. Installed it this morning and it still leaks. Has anybody ever replaced one of these seals. I followed the manual but just cannot get it to stop leaking. What did I miss????

 

[Bama Rambler]

Did you inspect the seal plate to make sure it isn't cracked? That's common when the seal doesn't stop the leak.
Did you replace and lube the housing o-ring?
Also, remove, clean and lube the drain plug(s) (there may be more than one).

Inspect the entire pump to acertain where the leak is coming from exactly.

 

[jreedich]

Thanks. I am going out to work on it again today. I did lube everthing and checked for cracks. Cannt see any but at my age I could be missing them.

 

[Bama Rambler]

Make sure the ceramic and carbon faces are facing each other and are extremely clean and smooth.

 

[jreedich]

Thanks to all I finally found a crack in it.