4 Signs Your Pool Pump Motor Is Failing

Screeching, grinding, or high-pitched whine These sounds mean the bearings are shot. Motors don’t hide bearing problems, so replace the motor before it seizes.

Humming but not spinning If the motor hums and doesn’t spin, the start capacitor or the motor itself is dead. Either way, it needs replacement.

Tripping the breaker immediately This signals a short or a locked rotor. Don’t keep resetting the breaker; the motor is done.

Leaking shaft seal A slow drip near the front of the motor lets water into the windings, frying it from the inside. Replace the motor before it fails completely and damages the pump housing or impeller.