Earlier this week my Haward SPX3200A (purchased in 2019) sprung a leak from the top/exit section. It's easier than I thought and took around 30 minutes to swap
swimmingpoolsupplyusa.com is selling an OEM Hayward SPX3200A Pump Strainer Housing for $250 (free fedex shipping), the cheapest I could find. Amazon has a cheaper one, but it doesn't look OEM.
I replaced the pump motor a few months back so I wasn't worried about pulling this thing apart. Here are the steps I used to swap the part. Hopefully this is hopeful.
1. Open the pump strainer and release the pressure.
2. Unscrew the inlet and outlet union. I used an oil change wrench which dented the plastic. (I'm sure there are better products to use, something to research later).
3. Remove electronics panel (single screw on top)
4. Remove two drain plugs
5. Unscrew cement slab brackets, that hold base/strainer
6. Remove six bolts that hold housing to the motor
7. Slide housing away from motor then lift away.
7. Remove o-rings from inlet and outlet rubber seals, lube and insert into new housing. I probably should have bought new seals, but they felt flexible.
8. Fortunately the new housing came with drain valves/o-rings. Removed o-rings lubed and and reinstalled.
9. I removed lubed/reinstalled the motor seal and motor o-ring, both are easy to access when you pull the housing away from the motor.
10. Slide new housing into place, then start putting back in place. For order reference I screwed inlet/out pipes first, tightened 6 bolts, then tightened hold-down brackets to cement slab.
swimmingpoolsupplyusa.com is selling an OEM Hayward SPX3200A Pump Strainer Housing for $250 (free fedex shipping), the cheapest I could find. Amazon has a cheaper one, but it doesn't look OEM.
I replaced the pump motor a few months back so I wasn't worried about pulling this thing apart. Here are the steps I used to swap the part. Hopefully this is hopeful.
1. Open the pump strainer and release the pressure.
2. Unscrew the inlet and outlet union. I used an oil change wrench which dented the plastic. (I'm sure there are better products to use, something to research later).
3. Remove electronics panel (single screw on top)
4. Remove two drain plugs
5. Unscrew cement slab brackets, that hold base/strainer
6. Remove six bolts that hold housing to the motor
7. Slide housing away from motor then lift away.
7. Remove o-rings from inlet and outlet rubber seals, lube and insert into new housing. I probably should have bought new seals, but they felt flexible.
8. Fortunately the new housing came with drain valves/o-rings. Removed o-rings lubed and and reinstalled.
9. I removed lubed/reinstalled the motor seal and motor o-ring, both are easy to access when you pull the housing away from the motor.
10. Slide new housing into place, then start putting back in place. For order reference I screwed inlet/out pipes first, tightened 6 bolts, then tightened hold-down brackets to cement slab.
