Another humming pump...........

[aylad]

Haven't turned the pump on in my pool for a couple of weeks, but decided to shock it yesterday before it goes completely green (too cold to swim anymore this season). Hums, nothing else. Tried the 2 x 4 trick, doesn't make a difference. Took the pump part of it apart, nothing wrong that I could feel or see. Brother is coming to look at the motor part, see what he can do. Hoping he can figure it out, and soon, as it goes greener by the day.....at least I have a bunch of bleach ready for it when he gets it working again!

[AnnaK]

Hope it's fixable and you don't have to buy a new one.

You could just pour some bleach in now and mix it in with the brush or leaf net.

[aylad]

Yeah, I did that, but I really need my filter..........I hope he can fix it, too.

Janet

[waste]

Hey, Jan. Sorry the pump's not working!

Can you remind me of the model of your pump?

The first thing for you or your bro to check is that the shaft spins freely. If it doesn't, see if you can get it to spin, the motor might be louder than usual, but should work.

Let us know if the shaft can be manually turned - I'm thinking either the bearings are shot or the start capacitor is. Also, I would listen to any advice Al has to give on this!

[aylad]

It's an A.O Smith 1 HP pump. I have taken the whole assembly apart except for the motor itself--I don't know enough to be comfortable taking that part apart--and everything outside the motor appears to work fine. I'm going to look up an old post of mine and edit this one with the link about the impeller, but if I'm mistaken the impeller on this pump isn't supposed to turn. If that's true, should I be able to turn the shaft from the outside of the motor? There's a part of the shaft that sticks out a few inches from the motor that the impeller screws onto. Should that part turn?

Janet

Edit: Here's the thread from last year that describes the impeller situation--specifically my post #9. I think this motor is now about 4 years old. http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthr...acing+impeller

[Watermom]

I just chided Al for not seeing this post from you! Hopefully he'll pop on soon!