Hayward pool pump seal replacement: Hayward super pump shaft seal replacement: pump bottom leak fix

how to change a hayward super pump shaft seal that's leaking out bottom of pool pump full easy installation includes impeller removal.
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Seals
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Gaskets
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[@mhayes22167]

Great video dude, very precise & easy to follow. Hardest part was the wiring, and that’s because of the way it was wired at my pump room (inside and hard to access). Had it removed, repaired and replaced in about an hour. Rebuild kit was 20 plus tax, versus 850 for new pump and motor, so THANKS!!! Keep up the good work 😎👍

[@ianscott3768]

Thank goodness for KZbin and people like my man here, saving me hundreds of dollars every time!

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks for watching!

[@sandman843]

Thank you, Excellent video! Opening the pool is always a difficult task, at best. Add a problem and it can be expensive. I was able to take my pump apart, install the new parts, and put it back together all in about an hour. Oldman had to rest every now and then. Thank you for the links to Amazon parts, I was about to order them, but decided to shop around the local pool stores to see if I could get them quickly locally. One guy told me he had kits with the exact parts and wanted $58, but he couldn't tell me what was included. Shopped more, and the guy I bought a kit from included all of the seals and a small bit of the Silicon Lube, all for $26, he told me everything in the kit. I bought that kit. The guy I bought from was very happy he didn't have to come and do it, he was swamped. Honest, good man gets the dollar. The Grand Kids will be able to play in Grandma and Papa's pool this weekend! AND we didn't pay $700 for a new pump. I liked, subscribed, and shared the video!

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks for watching and great comment! I love to hear our viewers stories on what there pool projects were and how they accomplished them. Have a great summer

[@cmt1809]

Best DIY video on KZbin for this repair. Thanks for posting.

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks and thanks for watching cmt1809!

[@RobertPonte]

Saved me a bundle by learning to do it myself from your video! It was good to have a pool dealer who knew exactly the parts I needed, a total of $53 in parts, and my time. Thanks

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks for watching Robert!

[@peterroarke9586]

Thanks so much‼️🔥. After 30 years of relying on my top notch Pool Company, I was inspired by your video to attempt DIY. My 1st attempt was unsuccessful as I over tightened the impeller- no worries because you already had covered that issue- after rewatching your excellent video, I was up & running 15 minutes later. I purchased the whole seal/gasket kit on Amazon for $15 next day delivery. Greatly appreciated the seal part #👍Well done, easy to follow, detailed video. Thank You Again‼️‼️‼️

[@Poolelementary]

Good to hear you got the job done and thanks for watching!

[@hansgunn2421]

Spot On!. Changed my motor a couple times now. Never the seals. About a week later the she sprung a leak. This video covers it!!

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks for watching Hans!

[@therealcdnuser]

Thanks for the great video, just saved myself $100 to take it in for service.

[@Poolelementary]

Nice! Thanks for watching!

[@ispepski]

Thanks for posting; huge help in June, 2024!

[@chewsir]

Great video! Thanks for posting the tools and complete job from start to finish.

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks for watching!

[@juliegoode5326]

I too love when they tell you the size tools you need! Being prepared make the job easier!

[@davidbarnes706]

Thank you so much I did mine today 40 dollar seal kit

[@Poolelementary]

Glad to hear you got your pool pump fixed and thank you for watching!

[@FawltyTour]

Just GREAT video thank you - made the repair and saved a bunch!

[@Poolelementary]

Great news! Glad we could help

[@danmorris8594]

Excellent tutorial. Good idea doing it on an old unit on a table. Doing mine and new pump once all the parts arrive.

[@tomcarpenter243]

It was very useful information. Thank you very much!

[@Poolelementary]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kensalazar5066]

Thank you for this vid! Worked well for me👍👍👍👍👍

[@tonyciaramello9835]

Great video!! Perfect!!!

[@matthewstokes1712]

Thanks for the help!

[@dcrook525]

Well done!

[@archon9000]

thank you... very clear video. Subscribed

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks for watching and subscribing that's awesome!

[@engident]

Well done video, thank you

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks for watching!

[@derekjp6043]

I had to stretch out the new wet-end ribbon-shaped gasket, the new part kept popping out. It helped. It still leaked and so I'll be working on the wet end's new gasket again later this week for a client. I dislike how thin of a gasket it is.

[@JZBrazil]

Good job

[@keithguay7523]

Good video Ty

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks for watching keith!

[@jbabe3282magz]

My inground pool maindrain works fine. But cant get steady suction on skimmers. Hook up vaccum and loose all suction. Took valve off no obstruction. Eventually my bottom left housing 9 16th bolt area began leaking by gasket..but i couldnt vaccum before that.any suggestions??

[@Daniel-xg3rd]

Hi I have a Hayward Super Pump SP240 but it doesn't look like that, there are no 1/4" nuts to remove at the end. Can I send you photos of my pump as you may know how to access the peller

[@francisguerra8952]

Good afternoon can you please tell me when do you need to change the diffuser gasket and seal plate. Like what would the pump do when those are bad?

[@krasinskiwooddesign7360]

Great video. Would a bad seal cause suction issue. I believe it ran dry for a bit. Now have suction issue.

[@Poolelementary]

Hello, if it ran dry long enough to create heat I run across the Threaded plumbing fitting that thread into the pump can leak air so I normally will re Teflon tape these fittings. I haven't seen the pump seal itself cause a suction issue, just air leaks , impellers and gaskets.

[@michaeldoe2740]

i watched all differant videos and none have a smooth end shaft. no where to put a hold back wrench. i have the hayward sp2600vsp and the is no way to hold back the shaft to remove the impeler, less than an 1/8 inch smooth shaft sticking out.. any ideas?

[@taylorcadorin9818]

Great video, thanks for sharing. My 16 yr. old hayward super pump has a small leak that appears to be coming from underneath. Do I need to replace the whole seal? How do i know it is not just a housing seal plate gasket, or the diffuser gasket?

[@Poolelementary]

There is a small seep hole on the back plate where the motor attaches if the water is coming from there it's the pump seal. Normally is the pump seal

[@AquaTech225]

Ya definitely don’t have to pull the drain plug. The water will run out while removing the bolts. An pulling it apart. Removing the plug is just an extra step. Ad most loosen the clear lid cover

[@jtaco4101]

thanks for showing me this. no way am i doing it.

[@zurcfamily]

Excellent explanation! Where can I order the parts??

[@Poolelementary]

I've been just using amazon.com to get things the quickest.

[@mhayes22167]

I ordered complete kit on eBay, with silicone grease, 20 bucks, ship inc.

[@michaellarcom]

I have a pump like that and the suction is weak and output is low flow. I've tried to take it apart but the upper right bolt seems to just spin like the nut is stripped inside of the housing. I've tried to backflow to try to clean the impeller in the water seems to flow through the impeller area back into the basket area like there's no blockage but when the pump is plugged in Hook to water lines going into the pool without a filter I can put my hand on the line my fingers in the line and it's barely sucking water and when the output of the pump is pushing water out of that line it's like it's coming off of slow flow water hose out of your house I would think it'd be throwing at least three feet from that hose but it's just drizzling out like slow flow house water hose what could it be me quit the impeller be worn out could there be a seal inside of there stopping it from having suction

[@Poolelementary]

With out actually inspecting the impeller its tough to diagnose the problem at hand. I have seen these impellers torn apart on the inside from one rock getting inside. Also seen leaves get through the pump basket and clog the impeller. If the motor is running good I would say your gonna have to get it apart some how and I'm sure your gonna need a new wet end side of the pump for a new bolt housing. Just use the model number of the pump when looking for a new wet end there about 100 bucks for a generic one. Impeller same thing model number and Horse power of motor. They got to match. So long story short theres really nothing that would slow the water flow down as much as your talking but a clogged line or resistance from dirty filter, bad impeller, bad diffuser gasket, or bad motor.

[@mhayes22167]

Sounds like the threaded insert in your plastic housing is spinning while you are turning the bolt. If you can get the other 3 out, you can probably “ lightly “ pry the housing off( the threaded insert should come out of the housing, still attached to the bolt) if so, then you can hold the insert to get the bolt off. If after all this and if you don’t damage anything, after you replace the seals/gaskets, you could epoxy the insert back into the housing, careful not to get epoxy on the threads, and it should hold. You don’t need to tighten the bolts up very hard, as he shows in the video. Probably need to replace the impeller also, since you don’t have any suction/pressure. Good luck 👍

[@jaimegarcia1613]

Just change seal and gasket with lots of silicone but pump have a leak by top right between housing and plate Gasket is perfect place and new . And bolts are tight why keep leaking like a pin hole right between plate and housing 😢😢😢

[@smilermail]

Mine starts leak, should I turn it off for safety or keep using it while waiting for the parts? I just opened the pool 😔

[@Poolelementary]

If it's a slow leak from the pump shaft seal you should be alright running it for a week or so but I can't make that call without seeing it. If you do run it just keep an eye on it!

[@steveadams8487]

*** PLEASE HELP*** I have a Hayward 1 hp pump motor that’s leaking in the same place, but It doesn’t say super pump, but the pump model number is SP2605X7. Would that motor take the same part number for the seals??? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

[@steveadams8487]

Please see additional info regarding motor two comments up. Thanks so much for your help!!!

[@Poolelementary]

Sorry that particular pump isn't listed in my u.s. seal cross reference guide. I can not tell you the exact seal kit you need.

[@steveadams8487]

@@Poolelementary I found it by the model number of the pump. It appears there are many many pumps out there by Hayward that use the exact same gasket kit. It looked like probably 20-30 pumps use the same one. I do think it’s the same parts you were using in the video. I just ordered a gasket kit for that pump, and I’ll just keep any I don’t need until I do need them. Thanks for your response, you surely help hundreds of people, and I just want you to know that you are appreciated greatly for teaching all of us who watch your videos. Thanks again!

[@Poolelementary]

Thanks for watching and glad you got it figured out!

[@EdStaniszewski]

How long do these seals usually last? Im on season 5 of my new pool and is leaking already, is this normal?

[@Poolelementary]

Hello Edward, pump seal life expectancy varies. I have had them last 10 plus years and I have had them only make it a year. It totally depends on the environment that surrounds them meaning pool PH and the main cause that I come across that shortens their life span is dry running pumps or pumps that have lost their prime for several hours creating heat from the impeller just treading a small amount of water and even if none of the above pertains to your situation you have to remember that the pump seal is about the cheapest part in the actual pump being only 5-20 dollars for a new one. Hope this helped and yes 5 years is pretty average on having to replace one.

[@billmalec]

Did mine(a few times over) and it still leaks like crazy. Normally I'm pretty good at mechanical stuff but it's driving me crazy. Arrrgh.

[@boldbeliever52]

i just watched 2 videos and as far as i can tell i did everything textbook perfect. when i pour water in the basket it eventually all runs out the bottom. What??????????

[@eatmoh]

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[@steveprice5664]

Good instructions, but hard to understand. Sounds like you're mumbling or facing away from the microphone half the time.