Pump and union leak

[lacg]

Hi! I am trying to open my pool for the first time (just bought my home last winter and this will be our first summer at the house).

I just tried to turn on my pump and it just leaked some water out from it. Is there any hope for it, or do I need to buy a new one?

Also, I just tried to connect all pipes and discovered a union leak. I bought some teflon tape and this union set from Amazon (SP1480BLK Pool Pump Filter Union for Hayward DE and Cartridge Filter Parts 1-1/2 inch Self-Aligning Double Male End Union) to fix it. The pipes were the right size, but the coupling was way too big (the part the rotates to attach both sides). In the end, the teflon tape and using an oil filter wrench closed the leak (not sure for how long). Do I leave as is as it is not leaking for now, or should I just try to find the right union set and change everything?

Thanks a lot for any help! I learned a lot from this site already!

 

[ajw22]

 

[lacg]

So, based on the video I posted, I could see that the serial number is 2112-0812-... which mean the pump is from December 2008. Maybe is it time to change it then?

 

[ajw22]

What model pump, valve, and filter are we discussing?

Does it all come as a set?

Is this going to an AGP?

 

[lacg]

Hi, thank you for replying!
It is a Hayward SW15801X15TLFP (Serial number 2112-0812-005206001, apparently 0812 means built in December 2008), so a 1.5HP SW1580 single speed an older version similar to this one from Amazon, connecting to an AGP and using a SwimPro Voyager 175 sqft filter (can't find just the filter, but this one has the filter with a pump also from Amazon).
Have a great week!