Hello,

I have a 27,000 in-ground, 15 years old, original pump. Pump is 60 feet from skimmer, no bottom drain, 2 ports back into the pool. Hayward Superpump 230V 1-1/6 HP 2 speed. I run it at hi for 8 hours and low speed for 16 hours. My pressure typically runs 7 lbs. since it was installed.

Pump works fine, no bearing noise and continues to run around 7 lbs.

Situation is that the motor is overheating and shutting down after 1 hour at high speed. It can run at low speed all day with no problem.

With a 15 year old pump, it is not worth it to get it fixed.

I talked to my local pool store and he recommends replacing it with the SuperPump single speed 1-HP 230V.

So my question is, should I replace it with a higher HP motor? I was thinking 1-1/2 HP. Other pools I visit seem to run around 15 lbs. Or go with the 1 HP unit?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

JV