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Posted by on September 11, 2008, 8:14 am
> retired53 wrote:
> > My motor went out on my Sta-Rite =A0pump so I bought a new one at Wareh=
ouse
> > Pool Supplies (WPS):
> >http://www.warehousepools.com/
> > They put a new seal and heat sink in and it leaked so I took it out and=
they
> > put in another seal and it leaked too. I'm getting tired of taking the
> > pump/motor out so I called:
> >http://www.poolrelief.com/to come out and replace the seal but they have=
n't
> > done it yet.
> > Now it's not leaking! It stopped leaking after about 10 minutes of pump=
ing.
> > Does anyone know what is going on with this seal? Is it possible it set=
on
> > it's own?
> > This is a step by step instruction guide:
> >http://spasupport.com/seq/werep/srmr1.html=A0(seal replacement starts on=
page
> > 2)
> > I noticed it doesn't say anything about using silicone sealant on the s=
eal
> > and WPS used silicone around the heat sink and the seal.
> I always just replace the whole thing, as the motor replacement alone
> costs so much. Also, by the time the motor goes out, the rest of the
> pump is probably about shot as well. Actually I got two free Hayward
> pumps from a relative that used to use them for her lobster store in
> NYC, where they ran 24/7 so she always had spares. When she closed the
> store she gave me the pumps. I'm on the second one now. The motors never
> went out, but the pump part did fail catastrophically (plastic casting
> where the filter basket goes in cracked).- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
Since multiple seals are leaking on a new motor, I would suspect that
something other than the seal is wrong, like the motor shaft is not
perfectly straight, etc.
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> Pool Supplies (WPS):
> http://www.warehousepools.com/
> They put a new seal and heat sink in and it leaked so I took it out and
> they put in another seal and it leaked too. I'm getting tired of taking
> the pump/motor out so I called:
> http://www.poolrelief.com/ to come out and replace the seal but they
> haven't done it yet.
> Now it's not leaking! It stopped leaking after about 10 minutes of
> pumping.
> Does anyone know what is going on with this seal? Is it possible it set on
> it's own?
> This is a step by step instruction guide:
> http://spasupport.com/seq/werep/srmr1.html (seal replacement starts on
> page 2)
> I noticed it doesn't say anything about using silicone sealant on the seal
> and WPS used silicone around the heat sink and the seal.
> TIA
> olddog