Welp, I think my pump died today. RIP. It started making a high pitch noise last night, so I turned it off. When I tried to prime it today, it started making a terrible and loud screeching noise. I'm not really interested in trying to fix it since it's 10 years old and single-speed, so seems like it's time for a replacement.
Three main issues I could use help with:
1) Electricity: I'm a total newb in this area. How do I figure out what voltage I have? I think I remember the pool guy saying I only have 115V, but I'm not sure. My current pump works on either 115 or 230, so that info doesn't help. Attached are some photos of the wiring, in case you can tell based on that.
2) What pump to buy? Perhaps an important factor is that the equipment pad is far away from the pool -- maybe like 65 feet away -- and also elevated several feet above pool level. Priming is difficult. I've never been able to prime it without significant manual intervention (water in basket, closing all but one suction line to start, hose in skimmer, etc), so the pump has been running 24/7. Not sure to what extent the priming issues are because of the pump itself or the lid versus an air leak somewhere else versus it just being difficult because of the long run from the pool. Some additional info about matching the pump to my equipment: I recently purchased a CCP 320 cartridge filter, but I haven't installed it yet. And my plumbing, at least at the equipment pad, is 1.5". Not sure about the suction and returns, but I've been told it's probably flex pvc because of the age of the pool (built 1987) and the builder (Sylvan).
3) Plumbing: You'll see in the photos that whoever did the pump previously patched it together with puddy or something. There are no unions and not much pipe remaining to work with, as far as I can tell. Where do I even cut to start working on installing the new pump?
Three main issues I could use help with:
1) Electricity: I'm a total newb in this area. How do I figure out what voltage I have? I think I remember the pool guy saying I only have 115V, but I'm not sure. My current pump works on either 115 or 230, so that info doesn't help. Attached are some photos of the wiring, in case you can tell based on that.
2) What pump to buy? Perhaps an important factor is that the equipment pad is far away from the pool -- maybe like 65 feet away -- and also elevated several feet above pool level. Priming is difficult. I've never been able to prime it without significant manual intervention (water in basket, closing all but one suction line to start, hose in skimmer, etc), so the pump has been running 24/7. Not sure to what extent the priming issues are because of the pump itself or the lid versus an air leak somewhere else versus it just being difficult because of the long run from the pool. Some additional info about matching the pump to my equipment: I recently purchased a CCP 320 cartridge filter, but I haven't installed it yet. And my plumbing, at least at the equipment pad, is 1.5". Not sure about the suction and returns, but I've been told it's probably flex pvc because of the age of the pool (built 1987) and the builder (Sylvan).
3) Plumbing: You'll see in the photos that whoever did the pump previously patched it together with puddy or something. There are no unions and not much pipe remaining to work with, as far as I can tell. Where do I even cut to start working on installing the new pump?
