Seals, bearings, impellers and motors. We tell you when a repair is worth it and when it isn’t.
Signs you need it
Usually bearings: a repair, not a new pump.
A weeping shaft seal.
Usually an air leak on the suction side, a few dollars in parts.
How we do it
A weeping shaft seal is a seal. A screaming bearing is a bearing. A pump that moves water badly is usually an impeller packed with debris. All three are repairs, and all three are commonly quoted as a new pump.
A single-speed motor on a pool that runs eight hours a day can cost more in power every year than the variable-speed motor that replaces it. We’ll tell you when that math works, and show you the numbers rather than the brochure.
A variable-speed pump saves money because it runs slowly for longer, not because it’s a better pump. Programmed to run at full speed, it saves you nothing, so we set the curve and write the settings on the order.
Step by step
Amp draw and suction pressure, before any quote.
Seal, bearing, impeller, lid o-ring or motor.
With the reading that justified it.
Speeds and run times written on the order.
What it costs
No surprise lines. Every job is quoted in writing, and nothing is done until you reply.
In writing, with the reading or the pressure that made us recommend it. Approve all of it, some of it, or none of it.
Every pump repair is quoted in writing before work starts, with the reading that made us recommend it.
Reviews
Two other companies quoted me a new variable-speed pump. Sandhill found an air leak at the lid o-ring and fixed it that afternoon for the price of the part and the visit. I won't use anyone else.
We were losing an inch a day. They ran a bucket test first, then pressure-tested each line and found a cracked return under the deck, marked it and showed me the gauge. Nobody touched the deck until we knew.
Straight answers
Probably not. A screaming bearing is a bearing, a weeping seal is a seal, and a pump that won’t hold prime is usually an air leak on the suction side. We measure before we quote.
Long enough to turn the water over, which depends on the pool and the pump speed, not on a number somebody gave you at the store. On a variable-speed pump, longer and slower is cheaper than shorter and faster.
Often, if it’s programmed properly. We’ll show you the power math for your run times before you decide.
Yes. We repair the common residential pumps, heaters and salt systems, whatever the make on the label.
Tell us what it is doing. If it can wait, we’ll say so, and if it can’t, we’ll say that too.
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