2020. Salt Pool around 50,000 Gallons, Fiberglass.
The pump is a Pentair Superflo VS.
I'm thinking it's a seal that needs to be replaced. There is a little bit of water on the ground. It's a very slow leak it would seem.
There seems to be either calcium or salt on the outside of the actual pump. The CEL was complaining last week of not having enough salt. The red light said "Add Salt" so we added 1 40lb bag of salt, spread it in the shallow end and all was well until I noticed this buildup today. See pictures.
The chemistry seems fine. We've not used the pool much this summer and it's been covered for a lot of the summer. It's a thick auto cover.
*Trying to think of all things that are useful for this troubleshooting.
Any ideas on this. I've never seen the buildup on the outside like this.
Thanks,
murdok610
The pump is a Pentair Superflo VS.
I'm thinking it's a seal that needs to be replaced. There is a little bit of water on the ground. It's a very slow leak it would seem.
There seems to be either calcium or salt on the outside of the actual pump. The CEL was complaining last week of not having enough salt. The red light said "Add Salt" so we added 1 40lb bag of salt, spread it in the shallow end and all was well until I noticed this buildup today. See pictures.
The chemistry seems fine. We've not used the pool much this summer and it's been covered for a lot of the summer. It's a thick auto cover.
*Trying to think of all things that are useful for this troubleshooting.
Any ideas on this. I've never seen the buildup on the outside like this.
Thanks,
murdok610
With a water leak, it's common to see signs of corrosion along the pump body, although it also looks like dried salt as well. Regardless, you have either a leaking shaft seal or seal plate seal. You can shop for a "Go-Kit" which is basically a seal kit for that make/model pump that should have everything in it you require.
