Hi TFP!
I come bearing entertainment, no pun intended. Skip to the bottom for my questions, or read the story if you are bored.
I had noticed an odd sound coming from my pump one day, so I decided to investigate. The first thing I noticed was that my sand filter pressure gauge was broken. The liquid had leaked out at the needle was pointed in the 50-60psi range. Great!
At this point, my pump was off. I go to turn it on and all I hear is a rattling noise, similar to a bearing gone bad. I instantly thought "this is an expensive noise." My pool only had a solar cover over it during the winter months here in Georgia. I don't close the pool, rather I have never closed the pool myself. This is going on my second year of pool ownership so I'm still a bit green (ha, two puns!). Also, I checked the pool every 2-3 weeks to make sure nothing disastrous happened and that the chlorine and pH were at decent levels. Chlorine was a bit high, but I just finished a shock treatment before covering and the swg was running at 10% duty.
Anyway, there was a fair amount of debris that made it's way under the solar cover and settled to the bottom of the pool which I was OK with because it's winter time, I figured I'll clean it up later. I go to check the skimmer basket and find only a few leaves and sticks, no frogs this time. Next I go to the pump basket, same result. I did notice that the water did not drain when I opened the lid of the pump. I turned the circuit breaker off and attempted to turn the impeller with a screwdriver, figuring that maybe some debris clogged it. That's when I felt a lot of play and free spinning coming from the impeller. Ugh, time to get the tools. I broke the pump down and sure enough, my suspicions were confirmed.
No problem, simply unscrew the old impeller shaft and put the new one on right? Wrong! After about 2 hours of vice grips, box wrench, and sledgehammer action, I came to the conclusion that it was time for another pump/motor.
I purchased a Hayward SP2603VSP to replace the old SP2607X10. My concerns are:
Will I have to cut the pipe and add unions? Would TFP recommend me to add unions anyway for ease of maintenance and cleaning? My filter also would require unions as it is attached the same way.
Speaking of the filter, could a clogged filter shear an impeller off? What's the best way to check for clogs with no pump? Shop-Vac the line?
Is this pump overkill for my pool? Lol
Sorry for all the questions, but I'd rather do this once and enjoy the pool for the summer!
I come bearing entertainment, no pun intended. Skip to the bottom for my questions, or read the story if you are bored.
I had noticed an odd sound coming from my pump one day, so I decided to investigate. The first thing I noticed was that my sand filter pressure gauge was broken. The liquid had leaked out at the needle was pointed in the 50-60psi range. Great!
At this point, my pump was off. I go to turn it on and all I hear is a rattling noise, similar to a bearing gone bad. I instantly thought "this is an expensive noise." My pool only had a solar cover over it during the winter months here in Georgia. I don't close the pool, rather I have never closed the pool myself. This is going on my second year of pool ownership so I'm still a bit green (ha, two puns!). Also, I checked the pool every 2-3 weeks to make sure nothing disastrous happened and that the chlorine and pH were at decent levels. Chlorine was a bit high, but I just finished a shock treatment before covering and the swg was running at 10% duty.
Anyway, there was a fair amount of debris that made it's way under the solar cover and settled to the bottom of the pool which I was OK with because it's winter time, I figured I'll clean it up later. I go to check the skimmer basket and find only a few leaves and sticks, no frogs this time. Next I go to the pump basket, same result. I did notice that the water did not drain when I opened the lid of the pump. I turned the circuit breaker off and attempted to turn the impeller with a screwdriver, figuring that maybe some debris clogged it. That's when I felt a lot of play and free spinning coming from the impeller. Ugh, time to get the tools. I broke the pump down and sure enough, my suspicions were confirmed.
No problem, simply unscrew the old impeller shaft and put the new one on right? Wrong! After about 2 hours of vice grips, box wrench, and sledgehammer action, I came to the conclusion that it was time for another pump/motor.
I purchased a Hayward SP2603VSP to replace the old SP2607X10. My concerns are:
Will I have to cut the pipe and add unions? Would TFP recommend me to add unions anyway for ease of maintenance and cleaning? My filter also would require unions as it is attached the same way.
Speaking of the filter, could a clogged filter shear an impeller off? What's the best way to check for clogs with no pump? Shop-Vac the line?
Is this pump overkill for my pool? Lol
Sorry for all the questions, but I'd rather do this once and enjoy the pool for the summer!