Need a new motor for my 24' round

[Poconos]

Yes, Smith is just the motor maker, one of the big ones. Should be an easy change but the trick is going to be finding an exact physical replacement. Don't know if that's easy or hard. With todays energy costs rising I'd definitely do a 2-speed if you can hack the additional cost. You don't mention the age of the present pump and the reason for replacing it. Depending on these factors you may also consider just replacing the entire pump. Also check this thread
http://66.129.2.151/pf2/showthread.php?t=8240
Al

[b2001]

I don't know about the original poster's situation, of course, but in my case I'm going to replace the pump and motor as a unit purely as an energy savings effort. I haven't done the math yet, but I figure going from a 1 1/2 HP down to a 1/2 or 3/4 HP should result in enough energy savings at some point to offset the $200 to $300 cost of the pump/motor combo - probably add some more cost for plumbing, and I like your suggestion of housing the motor from the weather elements ...

[JohnnySixString]

This one only lasted going on 3 years. Checked everything out pump-wise and it appears to be the motor. I found a replacement for it, which lists this model as 1hp. They also had the "same" motor in other sizes and also a 2 speed. I was thinking of going down to 3/4hp, for both effenciency and supposedly it would actually clean the pool better. I wanted to go to a 2 speed if I could, but I'm not sure if it's a direct swap out? Can't see a reason why it wouldn't be, but I'm no expert.