Booster Pump Spraying Water?

[bmillice]

This is my first post so I hope all this looks OK to you guys.

Today I happened to walk out to my equipment while the booster pump was running and noticed a spray of water out of the booster pump:

Not sure how that happened in that exact location, but it's pretty apparent to me something needs to be replaced.

My question is, do I have to replace that entire pump or just the front cap that is bolted onto the pump, where the hoses are attached?

Thanks in advance!

 

[mas985]

Looks to me like it is a crack in the housing. If you can find the parts, you could just replace the front housing.

 

[bmillice]

OK great, thanks for replying!

So, on my pump, there is a tag that says "Polaris Pool Systems PB-4 Booster Pump".

When I look that up, I see PB4-60. Not sure what the "-60" means? Is that what I'm looking for?

Also, there are two options for the front housing replacement: The "old style" and the "new style":

old style: Polaris PB-4 Booster Pump Face Plate P5


new style: R0536300 PB4-60 Front Housing (New Style)


Mine seems to look more like the old style. Does that seem like what I need?

Thanks again!

 

[mas985]

The old style looks closer to me too.