I think this was a great video. I appreciate seeing the problems and mistakes that could be made and how. To avoid them. I also appreciate the positive comments.

Thanks for the video, step by step worked great. Sliding the smaller 7/16 worked great without having to remove anything. 30min including electrical

Perfect, thank you. I followed your steps (I forgot that part at the end too....it fell off before re-inserting pump...quick fix after cursing) and got it together. I was worried I missed something because no water.....then went to dinner and I remembered long ago instructions to pour water in to prime pump. Came back, poured in water, and worked like a charm. Old pump didn't require it, but since system was emptied for a day, maybe water priming was needed. Again, great instructions ! A couple of hours and $150 was a lot better than the $600 the pool maintenance folks quoted me to replace the pump. Again, perfect, thanks.

Thank you for your explanation, it was very helpful, with that I was able to replace the water pump.

Thank you, really helped to see someone else do this

Excellent. I checked a few videos on pump replacement and yours was most helpful. Hit a few snags along the way, but your instructions were able to get me through them. the advice to check for black rubber band under the ceramic seal on the impeller. Thank you for your assistance

Bought a house with a pool so the last 3 years I've been learning about the system bit by bit as things break, how to fix them. I am familiar with motors as they are used in Mfg. so I had all these questions about this one and you answered them all! Thank you!

Good job explaining the inner workings of the motor and pump. I'll need to do this soon if the replacement run capacitor doesn't make my motor run. It hums and shuts off in 5 seconds. a cap is only $13 but a new motor is $375 so if the cap doesn't work, I'll swap out the motor. Thank you for the video and tips.

I did the exact same thing you did, put it all back together ran it, and it sounded different, looked over on my table and there was the diffuser, OH Dopy me!!!. really good vid, thank you.

Thank you. Very helpful. Ordered a new motor and it should be here Thursday. My Hayward Super 1.5 HP motor started smoking yesterday. I've only had the pool open for a full week but I will miss it for the next few days.

I watched your video. It was very helpful. I completed the motor install myself, saving $200, therefore you are awesome. Thanks from Knoxville Tennessee.

This video saved me hundreds! Thank you!!!

Important to note, this video was not made by a pool guy. The maker of this video also doesn't have much experience replacing pool pump motors. However, if i knew nothing I might not realize this. Most of the instructions can be bi-passed if you do this job properly. So, if you don't want to spend three hours on your knees replacing your motor call a pro, or watch a video made by a pro. Also there's millions of Hayward Super 2 pumps in use on millions of swimming pools and they work fantastic.

Thanks for the video, you made this task a very easy one to handle!

I fucked around for quite a while taking off and putting back on the start switch, if you have a thin enough wrench you DO NOT NEED to do this step, you can slide it in behind it will fit, you just have to remove the black thermal switch.

Thanks great explanation of taking motor off the pump!

Awesome detail. This was really well done.

Good job! This helped me a bunch. Thanks for your time.

Thanks so much for the video. Not only was it entertaining (language), but it helped me figure out how to take the dang thing apart and reassemble. Much appreciated! #DIY #FreeLabor

Great job! Thanks. This motor run for ever. Mine is at least 15 yeas old and we have a long swim season in New Mexico

Thank you. This helped me a lot!

Hi great video thank you for that I have two pumps and both pumps run for approx 1 minute and than shuts off if I wait a minute or two it will do that again. Have you any idea why this is happening, I've replace the capacitor still doing it. I'd rather repair it then replace it as its fairly new. Thanks for any advise you can share with me

Thank you thank you thank you!!!

Awesome thx, loved the saying about the missing screw

5:08 - Thank you for making it a long video. :D

Hi , good vid Regarding that metal piece attached to the rotor, What's its purpose ? And what if I remove it ?

Great video really helped me out! My dumbass was trying to pry off the impeller !! LOL

Thank you

Good fix

Thank you!,

Great video. Thank you!

Tnk'u man that help's me a lot ...saludos from guadalajara México

Queb, I took photos and video of my old Hayward pump before I switched it out with the new Century pump. I can’t figure out why when I slide the unit to filter housing there is approximately a 1cm gap between the motor assembly (with the diffuser in place) and the filter housing. It does not slide in flush. Any advice you can give will be appreciated.

I can't get the impeller off even with a strap wrench. Any suggestions?

It is my understanding and experience that the motor being so corroded and seized up from water getting into the motor is due to a bad shaft seal which you did not change out before installing your brand new motor! I'm wondering how long your new motor lasted without a new shaft seal.

Thanks for this. I couldn't remember how I did it last time.

I’m wiring my new pump motor I got. I have a 20 Amp breaker switch outside where my pool pump is and I have 12-2 wire going to my pool pump. It’s black, white, ground. Can you tell me where black and white wires go? I know the ground goes to the ground screw. It’s 120 volts coming off the black and white wires we did a test with our meter. Also, do I leave where the manufacture set the black plug at 230V? I have a 3/4 HP Replacement motor for my Hayward Super Pump I bought from inyo pools. I need help wiring it up👍

Great video, you saved me a shit load of money learning how to troubleshoot mine. Fast question for you. When I separated the impeller part from the square basket front piece. I care across a strange black rubber gasket? I can figure were it goes? Any idea?

The grey v thing will break off. Careful fooling with it. Also, the little tab on the spring should push the little button in the v thing all the way in.

Should I leave it at 230 and how would I know if it’s 115?

My super pump II "END CAP"on wiring harness side I broke both 1/4" head screws off, trying to remove them. What does it take to remove this cap/cover? It won't budge I've used a rubber mallet hitting it hard to try and loosen it. Do I have to destroy it in trying prying to get it off? It's like welded on from corrosion.

Do you have any recommended sources for replacement motors in the Montreal area? Or best source online?

So did you invert it to a 115

I wish this showed the removal of the unit from the system (unwiring, etc.), so not quite complete

What happens if they ground comes off while it's pumping. Can it be saved?

Do you like Hayward? We didn’t.. new installs always had there stuff we never replaced with Hayward

excellent, thanks

Does this particular pump have an impeller wear ring?

It's a lot easier to take the capacitor loose then slice a 7/16 wrench onto the shaft vs trying to use an adjustable..

Can you give me the model number of the motor that you install thanks

....WHAT IS THE PART NAME OF THE V-SHAPED SWITCH THAT PROVIDES POWER TO THE CAPACITOR?

thank you :)

You don't have to take all that off the back of the motor..you just need to be a little smarter than a pump motor..just slide your 7/16 inch wrench on the motor shaft just i beside the start capacitor..

Dude , your going to burn 🔥 out the motor if you switch out a 2hp for 1hp. When you do that you have to change the impeller to 1hp impeller.

For 1600 bucks, I’m buying a 300 dollar pump and taking a stab at it! Local pool store quoted me 1600. Nope…

Like I always said. If you want it nice, you do it twice!

Not sure if you switched your impeller but you can’t just change the HP of the new motor without making sure the impeller will work with the new HP this will cause a premature failure in the motor. In fact, a 2HP impeller has a different part number than a 1HP so I don’t think they are interchangeable just a heads up for the viewers.

Does anyone know how to remove the unit from the actual system?

I need to replace my motor. How can I find a deal on them online?

“Nice and easy”…. After deleting the hard stuff. Lol

Great video Thanks! But 10 minutes?

What about the impeller screw, none of the pump motor replacement video show or talk about it

10 minutes bahahahaha

Thats a GARBAGE MOTOR ;( Next time buy the GOLD MOTOR --- Way better - but kind cool video ;)

You spent too much useless time removing the springs and you skipped/failed to show some important steps.

What is the motor look like this after a year do you live in a swamp?