New motor or new pump?

[Tom.B]

@TomB --- you really don't need to run your pump 24/7. It will save you quite a bit of $$$ on power bills if you don't. 8-10 hours per day would be more than plenty.

Yes... I know that NOOOWWWWW ;-) ... But I didn't know it when I was spending many thousands at the pool store every season. You keep forgetting what an idiot I was prior to finding this forum :-D I think I have the timer set to run it 10-11 hours a day (in two cycles) now.

[TomC]

Thanks for all the replies. I was able to find the entire pool pump online for $559, no tax, free shipping. I got it in about 2 days. Even though I had no filtration for about 5 days my pool stayed clear. I just ran my aquabot about 6 hours a day and my pool stayed nice and clean. I had to hand skim it though, no biggie, that's why I have sons

So the direct replacement for my whisperflo WFDS-26 pump was.....the same exact model. So I disconnected the old pump, rewired and connected the plumbing to the new pump and I was in business.

Yesterday, I took apart my old motor apart to find that the bearings were seized, maybe just one, but maybe both. I couldn't remove them. We have a guy here in town that fixes and rebuilds motors, he did my brother's pool motor 2 or 3 years ago. I'm going to bring it to him today, he said on the phone it may take him a week until he gets to it, and that the 2 bearings, motor shaft seal, should be less than a hundred bucks. I figure I'll keep it as a spare, or as an auxiliary pump should I ever get around to adding that waterfall my wife wants.

Tom