5 Common Causes of premature pool pumps

Should take a good quality pool pump a minimum of 5 years with proper care and can sometimes take over 15 to 20 years. In general, at some point during this time the pump starts to get stronger indicating that the landing before going out. It is a sign that the pump must be replaced soon. Be substituted for some of pool pumps, motors, bearings, but in most cases it is not an inexpensive solution, and it makes more sense to replace, simply turn off the engine. For situations where the engine always starts out loud to 5 years, or if it is not the first pump that you replaced in a short time, there is usually a simple explanation for this problem. Here are the most common causes that lead to excessive damage pool pump motor, which leads to premature replacement of the engine.

Adjusted for age, begin the number one reason residential pool pumps go bad and need replacement sooner than necessary, it is the famine of water. A pool pump requires a constant supply of water to have a job properly. Without it, the engine quickly overheated, causing permanent damage to the engine and probably the pump housing. There are several reasons a pump can be starved of water.

1 - water in the basin is too low - it seems so obvious, however, is the number one reason, pool pumps to overheat. If the water level is lower than the dose skimmer to lose, he is a good way to pump its peak and begin to run dry.

2 - clogged skimmer basket - similar to a low water level when the skimmer baskets of debris that blocked the flow of water will be limited to the pump, it will soon run dry.

3 - pump basket clogged - again, if the pump basket is clogged with dirt and neglect are, water will not be able to clear the wreckage, starving the water pump.

4 - Pump O-ring is missing - a mistake made more often than you might think is not to replace, insert the pump cover O-ring after cleaning the pump. Of course, no one does this intentionally, but sometimes it is invisible, that is, the O-ring energized and the pump cover is not replaced it. The next time the timer on the pool pump from the pump starts to draw air instead of water.

5 - pump cover Cracked - seen in rare cases, a crack and it is very difficult to develop in the pump cover. If this occurs, the pump can usually run on time but can begin to air at other times, leading to run dry for long periods. In the long term, this can cause the pump to overheat and premature aging.

Replace a pool pump can be very expensive and progress quickly to a big headache. Understanding the most common causes of pump unnecessary distress to the pool is the first important step to avoid unnecessary costs. Once these concepts are well understood, is simply adding a few minutes to a routine pool maintenance a week to avoid these five checks for potential problems early in damage to the pool pump.