I have a leaking Super pump so I bought one of these seals to replace the shaft seal:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HEAUAAY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Before I replaced it, I got the diffuser seal and housing seal from Leslies and brought in my shaft seal for verification as well. I was slightly skeptical of this seal as the pool store guy said it didn't look like the ones they sell (presumably the teeth on the side are what makes it heavy duty). After replacement and reassembly, when I flipped the switch, the motor hummed but did not spin. I surmised that perhaps the impeller was too tight and not allowing it to spin, even though I only tightened it to hand tight as the instructions said. So I removed the motor from the pump housing and it would not turn freely by hand. If I loosened the impeller a little and bumped the motor, it would turn but tighten up on itself and the 2nd time bumping the motor would result in the hum and no turning. Like an idiot, I did this a couple of times until a small puff of smoke came out the impeller opening. I figured at that point I burnt up the seal, so I stopped for the night.
So my question is, is the seal I have incorrect? I read that a bad capacitor can cause the hum/no spin as well, but aren't capacitors all or nothing? Can they get weak? If so, could a weak capacitor not allow the motor to overcome the tightness of a new seal? The pump/motor is of unknown age. If it is of help, this is the video I followed:
Hayward Super Pump Seal Replacement - YouTube
Thanks!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HEAUAAY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Before I replaced it, I got the diffuser seal and housing seal from Leslies and brought in my shaft seal for verification as well. I was slightly skeptical of this seal as the pool store guy said it didn't look like the ones they sell (presumably the teeth on the side are what makes it heavy duty). After replacement and reassembly, when I flipped the switch, the motor hummed but did not spin. I surmised that perhaps the impeller was too tight and not allowing it to spin, even though I only tightened it to hand tight as the instructions said. So I removed the motor from the pump housing and it would not turn freely by hand. If I loosened the impeller a little and bumped the motor, it would turn but tighten up on itself and the 2nd time bumping the motor would result in the hum and no turning. Like an idiot, I did this a couple of times until a small puff of smoke came out the impeller opening. I figured at that point I burnt up the seal, so I stopped for the night.
So my question is, is the seal I have incorrect? I read that a bad capacitor can cause the hum/no spin as well, but aren't capacitors all or nothing? Can they get weak? If so, could a weak capacitor not allow the motor to overcome the tightness of a new seal? The pump/motor is of unknown age. If it is of help, this is the video I followed:
Hayward Super Pump Seal Replacement - YouTube
Thanks!