pete c
07-06-2013, 06:46 PM
I came here looking for info on rebuilding a pool pump.
My Hayward Matrix mysteriously dies a few days ago. It just blows the GFCI breaker in the house. I opened it up, but couldn't find any problems. It spins freely. Anyway, a guy at work offered me his old proline pump with a noisy bearing for cheap. I figured I would replace the bearings as soon as I had a chance. I installed the noisy pump. It ran OK, but also had a badly blown pump seal. So, this morning I attempted to pull it apart. All 4 of the long thin bolts that hold it together were froze solid. Can I get replacements? I could drill out the broken off ones from the motor plate.
Anyway, I looked on CL and found a 2 speed one horse Challenger pac fab. I went and looked at it and was highly impressed with its construction and the huge impeller. It is extremely quiet. It appears to be of a much higher quality than most other pumps that all use those damn thin long bolts. So, I bought it. At low speed it moves water like my old hayward did. At high speed it looks like it will blow a hose! Crazy water flow. I see no need to ever run it in this mode.
Even if I can repair the old pump, i doubt I will. Just not worth putting any money into it at all.
I think part of the old hayward's problem was my habit of placing chlorine tabs in the skimmer. I can't imagine highly chlorinated water going through the pump is the best thing for it, especially if it had a leaky seal and the seal was starting to leak a bit.
My Hayward Matrix mysteriously dies a few days ago. It just blows the GFCI breaker in the house. I opened it up, but couldn't find any problems. It spins freely. Anyway, a guy at work offered me his old proline pump with a noisy bearing for cheap. I figured I would replace the bearings as soon as I had a chance. I installed the noisy pump. It ran OK, but also had a badly blown pump seal. So, this morning I attempted to pull it apart. All 4 of the long thin bolts that hold it together were froze solid. Can I get replacements? I could drill out the broken off ones from the motor plate.
Anyway, I looked on CL and found a 2 speed one horse Challenger pac fab. I went and looked at it and was highly impressed with its construction and the huge impeller. It is extremely quiet. It appears to be of a much higher quality than most other pumps that all use those damn thin long bolts. So, I bought it. At low speed it moves water like my old hayward did. At high speed it looks like it will blow a hose! Crazy water flow. I see no need to ever run it in this mode.
Even if I can repair the old pump, i doubt I will. Just not worth putting any money into it at all.
I think part of the old hayward's problem was my habit of placing chlorine tabs in the skimmer. I can't imagine highly chlorinated water going through the pump is the best thing for it, especially if it had a leaky seal and the seal was starting to leak a bit.