Hey all.
My Jandy VSP 2.7HP ePUMP VSSHP270AUT (4 years old) is making a weird noise on startup and continues while running, but sometimes lessens after running for a while, or starting and stopping a few times. My uneducated guess/hope is the impeller is unbalanced or has debris in it. I would imagine a bearing would sound different (?)
The video below is from the 2nd start up, so the whirling/whooshing sounds is not as dramatic, but certainly doesn't go away. Oh, and that loud noise that occurs for the first second or two has been happening since the motor was about 6months old and the installer said that was normal. That has never changed or fluctuated. The new noise only started occurring within the last week or so. We live in San Diego, CA so it never really gets below freezing at night, but its has been an unusually cold winter so far....for whatever that is worth:
I'll try to take a video on 1st startup to catch the noise after the pump hasn't been running overnight.
The sounds seems to be coming from the impeller area or maybe the nearest bearing in the motor?
I'm a total newbie regarding pumps/motors and have just started to do some reading to see what it would take to detach the motor from the plastic pump housing so I can inspect the impeller. When I reach through the basket the impeller spins and doesn't feel like there is anything in there, but I have no reference to how freely it should spin.
Anyone recommend any troubleshooting steps, or is there a Jandy Service Manual I could follow in terms of dismantling, torque setting for reinstalling, etc?
Thanks!
My Jandy VSP 2.7HP ePUMP VSSHP270AUT (4 years old) is making a weird noise on startup and continues while running, but sometimes lessens after running for a while, or starting and stopping a few times. My uneducated guess/hope is the impeller is unbalanced or has debris in it. I would imagine a bearing would sound different (?)
The video below is from the 2nd start up, so the whirling/whooshing sounds is not as dramatic, but certainly doesn't go away. Oh, and that loud noise that occurs for the first second or two has been happening since the motor was about 6months old and the installer said that was normal. That has never changed or fluctuated. The new noise only started occurring within the last week or so. We live in San Diego, CA so it never really gets below freezing at night, but its has been an unusually cold winter so far....for whatever that is worth:
I'll try to take a video on 1st startup to catch the noise after the pump hasn't been running overnight.
The sounds seems to be coming from the impeller area or maybe the nearest bearing in the motor?
I'm a total newbie regarding pumps/motors and have just started to do some reading to see what it would take to detach the motor from the plastic pump housing so I can inspect the impeller. When I reach through the basket the impeller spins and doesn't feel like there is anything in there, but I have no reference to how freely it should spin.
Anyone recommend any troubleshooting steps, or is there a Jandy Service Manual I could follow in terms of dismantling, torque setting for reinstalling, etc?
Thanks!
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I'm considering constructing some sort of soundproof box.....but then spring comes along and all is forgiven and forgotten. I've resorted to running the pump at or below 1000 RPM overnight since the noise is greatly diminished at that speed. Then I run it for a couple hours at 2750 in the afternoon for the cleaner. My pump has south exposure so I'm usually noise-free in the afternoon.