Cost of replacing 2 pumps?

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mattamatt

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Hello,

It looks like my pumps need to be replaced - one won't prime, the other is very loud and disturbing my neighbors. Both are quite old. I've opened them up to see if there's anything obviously wrong but couldn't find anything.

The pool store quoted me $4k for 2 Hayward VSP 700 series, and another ~$1500 for labor. I'm sure I can find pumps for cheaper on my own but does the labor sound reasonable? I am not confident replacing them myself with zero electrical or plumbing experience

Thanks!
Matt
 
mattamatt said:
Hello,

It looks like my pumps need to be replaced - one won't prime, the other is very loud and disturbing my neighbors. Both are quite old. I've opened them up to see if there's anything obviously wrong but couldn't find anything.

The pool store quoted me $4k for 2 Hayward VSP 700 series, and another ~$1500 for labor. I'm sure I can find pumps for cheaper on my own but does the labor sound reasonable? I am not confident replacing them myself with zero electrical or plumbing experience

Thanks!
Matt
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The labor sounds very expensive. It would be helpful to post a photo of your current pumps and plumbing.
What type of pumps are they now? One flows to the filter. what does the other pump do?
The electrical is hooking up 3 wires. The plumbing may be a little more challenging depending on what needs to be altered to fit to the new pump.
 
What pumps do you have now? No one can tell you how much it should cost without that and pictures. If you stick with the same product line/brand sometimes the plumbing is minimal. Sometimes not. I just replaced a 20 year old Pentair Whisperflo with an Intelliflo and the suction was the same elevation so that made it really easy. To raise or lower the suction, I would have been digging a bit and replacing two expensive Jandy valves along with plumbing. On your new pumps, if they don't come with unions, insist they are installed at both ports of the pump. Mine were just threaded in with silicone.

That seems like a lot for both parts and labor. You can google that pump to see what it retails for. The electrical is just three wires like someone else said. The pool store is undoubtedly subbing out the pump install so there is going to be mark up. On top of that, you're paying a luxury tax of sorts for anything to do with a pool, same as Corvettes, SCUBA diving and golf. Try reaching out to some pool pros directly. Major brands will have a directory of pros for you to look up on their websites. A rule of thumb I've seen with pool pros is you can Dang near double the part price to get a total installed cost.
 
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mattamatt said:
The other one is for the waterfall

Here are photos of the pumps and equipment
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There are unions on each side of both pumps which makes it easier to remove but the key part is how does the new pump line up to the existing pipework. There is a very short run to the multi-port valve in front of the filter. Potentially need to redo all pipework from pump exit to the multi-port valve.

The waterfall pump is much easier because the exit plumbing can be easily adjusted.

It would take a little time for the main filter pump to plumb in a new pump but the waterfall pump will be much easier. If you are not comfortable doing plumbing then you need to pay for the services. Have you contacted a second pool service company to get a second quote?
 
I've talked to another company near me but they won't even service a pool they didn't build.

Another thought I had was to see if a family friend could do it, as he is both an electrician and plumber. However I don't think he has done much, if any, pool related plumbing. But perhaps that may not be essential...

As for the new pumps, any recommendations? Or should I go with what was suggested?
 
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