the kid who mows my grass ran over my brand new pump's power cord. My hubby says we have to buy a whole new pump cuz he can't see how the cord only can be replaced. Someone PLEASE tell me this isn't true. We have a rectangle Intex pool and only used the pump for 3 weeks last season.
pump power cord
- Thread starter pj hensley
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Where the cord goes into the pump should be a lid of some sort for the connections inside the pump. You should be able to replace just the cord, just needs a bit of effort. Something like this though I'm not sure. Post up the model of the pump.
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Pureline 3-Prong Pump Power Cord, 6', 14 Gauge, 115V - SPX1250WA - INYOPools.com
3-Prong Pump Power Cord, 6', 14 GA
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Post a few pics of where the cord goes in and the areas near it. It can be changed if your handy.
As Brian said, post some pictures of the entry point of the cord and I bet somebody has an idea of how to replace it. If nothing else, you can cut the cord into and add an waterproof electrical box and splice in a new cord in the box.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,147
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
The electrical cord looks like a permanent cord found on appliances not what is replaceable on stand-alone pool pumps.
Depending on how much wire is left you may be able to put an outdoor plug on the end. A splice in a waterproof box is sketchy and my experience is they don’t stay waterproof forever.
You could also splice it and cover the repairs with liquid electrical tape. If well applied, that stuff stays waterproof pretty much forever.
It looks like the whole top half of the pump is fastened with 4 screws. Put that off and take pic.