hayward pump help -

[CarlD]

Of the people who are having good luck with the super pumps, do you leave them out all winter? do you bring them in after the system is winterized? Do you wrap them up to keep the snow/rain off them?

thanks Kevin

I disconnect it, drain it, get all the water out, then store it in my basement, which is nice and dry. I usually close at the beginning of October. I'm not sure I know why you'd leave it out. I have two quick-connects, a twist-lock plug, and I just have to unhook the banding wire. After that, it's easy.

Why would you leave it out when it's so easy to disconnect and put inside out of the weather and freezing?

I bring in my outdoor speakers, too. I set up the wiring so they are a quick disconnect, hidden in weatherproof outlets under the eaves. The speakers and the jumpers that connect them to the outlets go inside as well. Boston Acoustics designs them to be left out, but I figure why shorten their lives?

[Vinyl_Guy]

The design of the entire pump is Hayward, the motor could be one of several designs and quite a few manufacturers.

I've seen a few spark over the years, and quite a few lock ups under after winter conditions. That's not uncommon and you pool owners probably know that better then anyone, regardless of the brand.

AO Smith was quite common for a Hayward pump. Who AO Smith has making their motors and where could be a factor too.

The point being it's an electrical motor like any other, when isolated from the rest of the parts of the pump. Treat it as such.

Bring it to an eletrical motor place that specializes in that stuff. You might save a few bucks rather then a new pump and they may even gaurentee their work for a certain amount of time.

I had a alternator rebuilding specialist who loved working on them and did it for a fair price. That was few years ago though .