Pool pump outside. In Canada.

[jthornton]

I have a Hayward Super Pump 1HP that is pretty much gone. It's running loud and hot so I want to replace it but I don't have $700 to replace it with another Hayward. I found a pump on Amazon that has some pretty positive reviews, but the pump says "For indoor use only".

So, I guess it is not setup to run outside in the elements. I had my Hayward running uncovered outside without issues last summer, but that probably added to the reason it died. Although it was already old when I bought the house a couple of years ago.

Anyway... is there anything that I can buy (like a container) that I can put the pump inside to run it so that it is not exposed to the rain, etc?

Or, would the pump be okay if I put it inside one big deck box and plumbed through the side of the box? I can plumb it easily, just not sure if it will over heat or something in July/Aug?

Thanks.