Hi everyone,
Last year my pump died on my pool which was a Hayward Super Pump so I replaced it with the Super Pump II at the end of last season which my dad installed. It always sounded a bit louder than the old one, but this year it sounds really bad and we're stumped as to why.
I have a video at the end of this post to show what I mean, but it makes a repetitive pulsing sound over and over and over, and causes vibrations, where you'll be sitting in the cabana outside and you can feel the ground and the chair arm rests vibrating from it. It's a steady rur rur rur rur rur humming sound. When using my iPhone and an app, from 12" away it shows around 73-75 decibels.
New video by Lee Moreau
There's one video of it, you can hear how it isn't a steady hum but instead that pulsing sound. Then, just putting the tiniest bit of pressure on the motor part makes it rattle like that.
Online it said pumps are around 65-90 decibels so I guess it's within range, but it just seems really loud to me, like even though it's in the pump room I can hear it from across the year meaning my neighbours next to me can as well. I can handle the sound, but it's that steady pulse that drives me nuts, as well as how you feel your feet vibrating from the patio, or sitting on the couch in the cabana you feel the arm rests vibrating almost like a big truck is driving by.
Here's one more video, similar to the first but had it so I'll post New video by Lee Moreau
My dad was going to come down tomorrow as he lives 2 hours away, so thought I'd post just to see if any suggestions. He wanted to redo all the plumbing and raise the pump off the ground as he said it should be higher up and not sitting right on the concrete like that.
Last year my pump died on my pool which was a Hayward Super Pump so I replaced it with the Super Pump II at the end of last season which my dad installed. It always sounded a bit louder than the old one, but this year it sounds really bad and we're stumped as to why.
I have a video at the end of this post to show what I mean, but it makes a repetitive pulsing sound over and over and over, and causes vibrations, where you'll be sitting in the cabana outside and you can feel the ground and the chair arm rests vibrating from it. It's a steady rur rur rur rur rur humming sound. When using my iPhone and an app, from 12" away it shows around 73-75 decibels.
New video by Lee Moreau
There's one video of it, you can hear how it isn't a steady hum but instead that pulsing sound. Then, just putting the tiniest bit of pressure on the motor part makes it rattle like that.
Online it said pumps are around 65-90 decibels so I guess it's within range, but it just seems really loud to me, like even though it's in the pump room I can hear it from across the year meaning my neighbours next to me can as well. I can handle the sound, but it's that steady pulse that drives me nuts, as well as how you feel your feet vibrating from the patio, or sitting on the couch in the cabana you feel the arm rests vibrating almost like a big truck is driving by.
Here's one more video, similar to the first but had it so I'll post New video by Lee Moreau
My dad was going to come down tomorrow as he lives 2 hours away, so thought I'd post just to see if any suggestions. He wanted to redo all the plumbing and raise the pump off the ground as he said it should be higher up and not sitting right on the concrete like that.