Jay D in Jersey
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Had the pool pump at the beach house replaced 8 years ago. It's a Hayward Superpump 1hp. We had an unusually high amount of pollen this Spring along with a bit of new home construction nearby but I know the pool service cleaned the DE(diatomaceous earth) filter screens when the pool service folks closed it last Fall. Normally, you backwash it and add about 4-5 lbs. of DE back in. However, the backwash slide valve was jammed and they needed to drain the filter, clean the screen, clean the slide valve and grease the O rings. This is/was almost exactly 30 days after opening. Told me it was all good but when we got down Friday PM, pool looked like a swamp and the pump wasn't running. In fact, the cooling fan impeller shroud was rusted to bits and lying on the equipment deck. I got it running again and it seemed OK...but output seems very weak.
Time for a new pump. You folks with pools have any recommendations for brands other than Hayward?
Time for a new pump. You folks with pools have any recommendations for brands other than Hayward?
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