If your pump motor sounds like this, you might be in trouble. A swimming pool pump motor should have a nice sounding "hum" to it.

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A pump motor that is loud or whining can be hard to ignore. It might even be somewhat scary. Sometimes you may not know or are unsure of what the exact problem is. Many problems with a swimming pool pump motor noises can include a loud rattling, grinding, whining, buzzing, high pitched noises, and vibrations. Most of the time a noisy pump motor can be fixed in just a few steps.

The most common reasons for a whining or screeching swimming pool pump motor are:

1. A clogged pool pump
2. Broken suction valve
3. Damaged motor bearings
4. Dirty pool vacuum

If your pump motor exhibits any of these symptoms, it's best to called in a qualified and certified pool tech to evaluate the situation.

CHAPTERS
🕐 0:02 What is a pool pump motor?
🕐 0:08 How to tell if your motor is bad?
🕐 0:20 Screeching and/or whining motor
🕐 0:40 Good sounding motors
🕐 1:10 How a screeching motor sounds
🕐 1:23 Difference between motors
🕐 1:29 The most common problems
🕐 1:42 What can you do?