I am replacing the electric motor on the pump. It is exposed to the weather and my pressure runs around 25 to 30 lbs I think. The gauge gets stuck a lot so we just back wash nearly every other day.

The bearings in the motor is what fails it starts making a noise that just gets louder and louder. I am on my 3rd motor in less than 8 years. The pump runs 24/7 after we open the pool in the middle of May and close it usually in the middle of September.

I notice each time the motor is replaced there has been leakage from the pump seal. The ceramic seal has been replaced each time the motor has. Last year I just replaced the seal again as I noticed some seeping between the motor and pump. The motor quieted down some but still makes a lot of noise.

This is an inground pool with about 15000 gal capacity. The pump is a 1 hp.

We have had times it has gotten stopped up with leaves which I am sure has put extra work on the motor but you would think it would last longer than this.