Need a new motor for my 24' round

[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.