My pressure gauge has gone bad, and has sand in it. How do I prevent this from happening again when I replace the gauge?
I'm trying to replace the seal on the pump. It's been leaking all season - I only recently learned how bad a little dribble could be for the motor. I'm trying to take it apart, and I'm down to the impeller. That thing will. Not. come off. I've tried vice grips on the shaft - hands slip on the impeller. There's no clearance to get a tool on the impeller. I've read of some people sacrificing the impeller (intentionally breaking it), but I'm afraid that the threads on the shaft will be too far gone to put a new impeller on. The pump still works for now, so I could put it back together and live with the leak, pump running on borrowed time. Or I could try to force the impeller off, and risk breaking the shaft - having to replace a pump that was working just fine until I messed with it. Thoughts?
Hayward PowerFlo LX SP1510Z1XBC
I'm trying to replace the seal on the pump. It's been leaking all season - I only recently learned how bad a little dribble could be for the motor. I'm trying to take it apart, and I'm down to the impeller. That thing will. Not. come off. I've tried vice grips on the shaft - hands slip on the impeller. There's no clearance to get a tool on the impeller. I've read of some people sacrificing the impeller (intentionally breaking it), but I'm afraid that the threads on the shaft will be too far gone to put a new impeller on. The pump still works for now, so I could put it back together and live with the leak, pump running on borrowed time. Or I could try to force the impeller off, and risk breaking the shaft - having to replace a pump that was working just fine until I messed with it. Thoughts?
Hayward PowerFlo LX SP1510Z1XBC