The impeller has a hole and the screw seals the hole.
Your motor shaft does not have the center threads for the impeller screw.
Your motor shaft does not have the center threads for the impeller screw.
Pump motor leaking
- Thread starter theicejester
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Use Seal Installation lube, not magic lube, not teflon, not silicon lube.
@JamesW Thanks so much for your help! Assuming I will need to replace my motor, do you have recommendations? It's a 30,000 gallon pool.
SuperFlo® VST Pool Pump
Pentair SuperFlo VST Variable Speed Pool Pump for inground pools is for pools requiring up to a 1.5 HP pump. This pump is a TradeGrade product.
Nidec/US Motors Neptune 1.65 THP Square Flange Variable Speed Motor 115/230V - NPTQ165
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I would probably just get a new SuperFlo VST.
You can get a VS motor if you want.
You can get a VS motor if you want.
Pentair SUPERFLO VST Variable Speed Pool Pump, 2.2 THP - 342002
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The seal is definitely bad and it might have been put in backwards.
It is coated in silicone lube, which is a bad thing.
Can you show the barcode sticker with the date and part number?
It is coated in silicone lube, which is a bad thing.
Can you show the barcode sticker with the date and part number?
There was a design change on 6/17/2019 for the impeller, diffuser and seal.
What seal did you get?
What seal did you get?
I think that your pump requires a 1.25 total hp motor.
At 10 years old, you might want to replace it with a VS pump.
Pump: Pentair Superflo 340038
115/230
Full Load Amps: 14.2/7.1
HP: 1
SF: 1.25
SFHP: 1.25
Curve Key: G
At 10 years old, you might want to replace it with a VS pump.
Pump: Pentair Superflo 340038
115/230
Full Load Amps: 14.2/7.1
HP: 1
SF: 1.25
SFHP: 1.25
Curve Key: G
PART # 355020S
Product Description
A.O. Smith Centurion replacement motor for Pentair WhisperFlo and Challenger full rated pumps. Specifications: HP = 3/4, RPM = 3450, Voltage = 115/230, Amps = 14.2/7.1, Service Factor = 1.65, Frame = 56Y, Shaft = Threaded. *Please Note: This is the correct replacement motor for the Challenger 3/4 HP full-rated pump.
Product Description
A.O. Smith Centurion replacement motor for Pentair WhisperFlo and Challenger full rated pumps. Specifications: HP = 3/4, RPM = 3450, Voltage = 115/230, Amps = 14.2/7.1, Service Factor = 1.65, Frame = 56Y, Shaft = Threaded. *Please Note: This is the correct replacement motor for the Challenger 3/4 HP full-rated pump.