Pump mount screws, or not??

[Eric K.]

Hi all,

Having tired of watching my old Hayward Super II pump (SP3015EE) develop issues over the year I have decided to replace it. Amazon today shipped my new Pentair Superflo VS 1.5 HP (342001) and 2" pump unions.

Did I read here at TFP that many pool owners do not bolt their pump mounts to the concrete pad?

Last year, when removing the Hayward for some plumbing work, we had to grind off the old mounting bolts because they had seized (the Hayward hasn't been bolted in since, and it has made a slight bit different noise since). So now there are still bolts down in the hole where, presumedly, the Pentair would be bolted in.

So, 2 questions:

1. Is it acceptable practice to NOT BOLT the pump mount to the concrete pad?

2. And/or, if I DO BOLT it in, are these Hayward and Pentair models so like-sized that I need to extract the old bolts from the pad to secure the Pentair?

Thanks for any thoughts!

 

[jimmerz]

Mine is not bolted.

 

[woodyp]

My first pump was. My second one isn't. It's on a plastic air conditioner pad.

 

[crudsrus]

Mine are not bolted to concrete pad. Most pumps in this area aren't bolted to pad. Ten years - no bolts.

 

[Esloser]

They didn't bolt mine down - or filter for that matter

 

[scooperhsd]

I have never had any pool equipment bolted down. Matter of fact - when I close the pool for winterizing - I disconnect my pump and put it in out of the weather storage. Then , in the spring, I drag it back out.

 

[Lmuggs]

I was wondering the same thing after having a pump recently replaced. My previous pump was not bolted down and the new one isn't either.