Hayward Super Pump problem

[raw23062]

Personally.....I like my bulldozer idea.....wife...not so much.

[kelemvor]

The impeller seal was installed so that the rubber side meets up with the ceramic side of the other seal.

I just replaced my pump a few months ago and had the exact same problem. Not being as mechanically inclined as you I called a pool guy who only charged me like $30 to come out and correct it. I had installed the seal backwards. I thought that he said that it was supposed to be ceramic meeting the hard carbon piece on the other half rather than the ceramic meeting the rubber. Perhaps you have it backwards as well?

Whatever the guy ended up doing fixed the leak and I haven't taken it apart again to check.

[waste]

I cannot tell you the number of times I've disassembled something that wasn't working properly -- computers, valves, pumps, motors -- found nothing, reassembled it, and had it work fine afterwards.

Very annoying . . . thought not as annoying as having it continue to not work!

Ben, I've been there, done that and wrecked a tee shirt! LOL

I've found that 'sometimes' the equipment just wants to be 'noticed/played wth' - 'cause there was nothing wrong with the ihstall and I surely didn't make any changes when I took it back apart

[PoolDoc]

I've found that sometimes the equipment just wants to be 'noticed/played with'

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[Watermom]

Like children and puppies!

[raw23062]

I just replaced my pump a few months ago and had the exact same problem. Not being as mechanically inclined as you I called a pool guy who only charged me like $30 to come out and correct it. I had installed the seal backwards. I thought that he said that it was supposed to be ceramic meeting the hard carbon piece on the other half rather than the ceramic meeting the rubber. Perhaps you have it backwards as well?

Whatever the guy ended up doing fixed the leak and I haven't taken it apart again to check.

Thanks again for the responses.

So the pool store guy called and told me I had installed everything correctly and he thought it looked like the new seal was leaking anyway. So he replaced both again for me at no charge. He couldn't explain why they were leaking. SO, I picked it up and reinstalled the pump. (Here is a detail I failed to mention before but now seems like it's probably an important detail.) Just like the very first time I installed the pump with the brand new seals, it was leak free for about 24 hours.....and has started to leak again. Thoughts???? Could the new motor shaft be slightly out of round and cause the seals to open up slightly?? This pool is really fighting back. The valve on top of the sand filter decided to break off right after installing the pump as well....close to going postal! Thanks again all for trying to help!

[PoolDoc]

That's seriously frustrating.

And, yeah, that little detail would have helped, since it would have ruled out gasket issues.

I'm not sure about the shaft per se, but the bearing on the 15HP I rebuilt this spring was allowing the shaft to move out of alignment. I suppose that could happen on a small motor, too.

[raw23062]

(Ok, laughing at this point)........So I was too fed up to deal with it this weekend and did other chores around the house. It wasn't leaking too badly so I figured I would deal with it this week. It leaked pretty much all day Friday and Saturday.....then last night when I went out to check it and turn the pump off, it was bone dry.....what the???? I just laughed and walked away.... I got nothin.

[PoolDoc]

As every service guy with experience can tell you, there are all sort of mysterious events with things that need fixing. Probably the most frustrating are the items that always work fine, when you're on site, and fail only when you're not!

[raw23062]

Man, isn't that the truth. I spent 13 years as an automotive dealer service manager and if I had a dollar for everytime that occured. OK, so I'm on two days of no leaking....I think I'll stop talking about it.....BUT, there continues to be a noise that sounds like something is sucking air. Sounds like air in the lines and is louder around the Hayward Vari-Flo valve(I think its called) No outward leaks anywhere, but just makes that noise like air is in-line. I've tried bleeding off air from the top of the sand filter but it still makes the noise. Ideas???