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Could it be that the salt water is attacking the metals in the motor?
I absolutely agree. 2-3 years for replacement motors to last here in SoCal. I sold my route, but had some customers with motors 10 years old or more that were never replaced. Others I have replaced twice in the last 5 years!
Brian Brennan
Carlsbad, CA
QuickLeakCheck.com
Chris Cisneros said:
US seals makes a high dollar $35 dollar range. seal I use on all my motor replacements from here on out. I had a customer complain to me about another service company who couldn't get the Pentair Challenger to stop leaking. Used the silicon carbide seal from US Seal. It fixed the problem with the leaky seal. Sold on here on out!
I like that idea. Whisperflow pumps with failing motor get motor, seal plate and a seal kit replaced as a kit from this point forward.
-Jeremy
I clean those seal plates pretty good before I put the new PS-1000's in. A few guys I know will automatically change out the seal plate when doing replacement motor installs on a Whisperflo.
It's looking more like a 50-50 chance that you'll end up with a cracked seal plate on a motor switch-out...might save a lot of hassle just putting the new one in the first place and not get a call back in a few months that the motor's "frozen up".
Kevin:
I've noticed w/in the last 2 years the mounts on the whisperflow sealplates having the same issue. Get a little water on the mounting bolts and the plastc holding the brass threaded insert swells and cracks, rendering the sealplate unrepairable causing a whole lot more damage. I"ve also had a hell of a time getting replacement PS1000 mechanical seals to seat properly in the whisperflo sealplates. One out of 3 seems like I need to take it apart and smack the seal in a little tighter into the sealplate. A real pain in the arse, Any suggestions?
-Jeremy
Florida Leisure Pool & Spa
www.FloridaPoolSpa.com
AO Smith off the hook on my motor problem. The Whisperflo seal plate had disintegrated around both left-side motor mount bolts. Plate was pressing into impeller which led to shaftseal tweaking, rusting and whatever. Distributor gave me a new motor (anyways (was within two years of manufacture) so we got out of this one in good shape.
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