Ceramic Pool Pump Seal Installation

You can also push it out from behind instead using a screwdriver knock out the old ceramic seal.

Ceramic pool pump seal installation.

Do this with clean hands. You may have to pry it off gently with a screwdriver. Gently push the seal s ceramic portion into the plate of the seal. Remove the old seal assembly using a pair of channel locks pull off the old pump spring seal from the motor shaft.

Inside the center of the seal plate is the ceramic part of the pump seal. The shaft seal is behind the impeller so you will now have to remove the impeller. Be careful not to damage the plastic of the seal plate. Polaris pb4 60 booster pool pump seal volute shaft o ring leak repair kit.

Zodiac r0479400 new style ceramic and carbon mechanical shaft seal replacement for select zodiac jandy pool and spa pumps 4 5 out of 5 stars 51 17 40 17. The pool pump seal is inside the pool pump motor. Note the way the spring seal is on the shaft as it will need to be re installed the same way. It comes with installation manual for the polaris booster pump as well.

To get at it disconnect the electricity supply to the pump at the circuit box. The newer pumps have a ceramic seal with a smaller inner diameter. One part the white ceramic seal on the seal plate on the shaft and the other the spring seal on the pump impeller. Keep the rubber varshal part towards the plate and the ceramic side facing opposite to the motor.

Developed in response to questions regularly asked by t. Choose the correct seal for your water chemistry pool spa seals typically contain buna elastomers a phenolic plastic carbon and ceramic mating ring. Now you will see the pool pump impeller. Check the owner s manual to find out if the pool must be drained for pump repairs.

Open up the pool pump cover and lift the motor and its bracket out of the way of the impeller a rotating blade assembly. Before installation you should keep in mind to avoid touching the ceramic seal with a greasy or metallic unit as it can damage its purity. Andy gives a short video tutorial on how to change a leaking mechanical seal on a swimming pool pump. This combination of materials works well in applications where small amounts of chlorine are scattered over the surface of a pool or spa and are diluted long before they reached the pump and.