Hayward Superpump Making Buzzing Noise

[derek533]

Hey all, my pump has been running just fine and all of the sudden, started to make this buzzing/humming noise. I've attached a youtube showing what it's doing and then powering it off so you can hear it spinning down too. Pump is about 4 years old I believe.

*Edit, the clicking you are hearing is the check valve in the chlorinator and not the pump.

Any ideas?

 

[1poolman1]

Sounds like something stuck in the impeller. You might be able to feel it by removing the basket and reaching into the impeller. OFF, of course.

 

[JamesW]

Check the capacitor, the centrifugal switch and the voltage.

 

[JamesW]

Is the supply voltage 115 or 230?

Is the pump set to 115 or 230 volts?

Note: Do not supply 230 volts while the pump is set to 115 volts.

This is what it looks like in the back.

The black cylinder is the capacitor.

The copper V is the centrifugal switch.

 

[derek533]

Sounds like something stuck in the impeller. You might be able to feel it by removing the basket and reaching into the impeller. OFF, of course.

This was it. Was able to spin the impeller a little and you could hear where it was rubbing on something at a certain point in its rotation. Just kept pulling pieces of grass out and kept turning it off/on to try and clear it and it finally did clear.

Thanks a bunch!