Century B2854 1-1/2 HP, 3450 RPM, 8.0/16.0 Amps, 1.1 Service Factor, 56Y Frame, PSC, ODP Enclosure, Square Flange Pool Motor

The bearings on the motor of our old SuperFlo pool pump were making bad noise when I started the pool up this spring. It was about time for a replacement so I started looking for a replacement. Seems Pentair stopped making this filter and motor setup so factory replacement motors were difficult to find at a reasonable cost. I decided to go with this Century B2854 motor instead. Okay, the color doesn't match, but I can live with that. The motor went on easily and dismantling the pump gave me an opportunity to replace all the older seals. The Century works like a charm and is nice and quiet. I'm really happy with it (even the color.)

The media could not be loaded. Overall happy with Century B2854. Installed it yesterday 3 July and so far running with no issues.- Delivery was a day late but arrived in good condition.- Installation was straight forward. Make sure you look for videos on line to help you along the way.- I also ordered seal kit GOKIT32. Make sure you have seal lubricant as it is not part of the kit.- Lesson leaned here: My pump motor was likely over 10 years old and I'm thinking that is why the two bottom bolts holding the motor to the seal plate were impossible to remove. Make sure that you loosen all 4 bolts before removing them. I completely removed the two top bolts and broke the seal plate when trying to remove the bottom two bolts.- Motor is definitely quieter then the old Pentair.

This is my first time in my life replacing a bad pump motor. It is much better than what I have expected. A perfect replacement for old Century model SP3210Z1M. This supplier even included all needed o-rings and motor shaft seal, which I did not know and bought some of them from other suppliers separately, not cheap. Time will tell about the longevity but so far so good. Highly recommended.

Real plain and simple the motor was a direct replacement to the one that was on there. Same company same motor. Motor was installed and failed after 3 days. Not due to installation but the motor itself. About 8 months ago I thought the motor was going out so I ordered one, never opened the box and found out it wasn’t the motor. So I sent it back.I did the return in the recent one and went to order a new one from the same companySince it seemed it was a manufacturing defect per the pool company. The reason I order through Amazon is through the pool company it’s about 25% more. They just do the labor. When I went to order a new one the company restricted me from buying another per Amazon due to my returns of one that was never used and one that had a manufacturing defect. The pump is from Century and fulfilled by Amazon and I am a prime member. Amazon said they were escalating the issue but I said F U century and bought a Chinese knockoff for about $70 less, purchased an Asurion 4 year warranty and still paid less than the Century motor. The Chinese one is working Amazing.Don’t waste your money for a company that does this Nazi crap. As far as I’m concerned century sucks. This is also per the pool company. They said they will no longer buy products from Century because they suck to deal with. The pool company said based on my experience they will no longer get recommend Century since there are many other companies that provide the same product with WAY BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE. They also said they are going to pass the word to other pool company’s about this experience.Buy a different one!Good luck.

Price is great. But durability maybe not. This is the second one purchased. First one only lasted four and a half years. The install is in afternoon sun. That may contribute to the short life. I’ve built a cover with adequate air flow for this one. We will see if it lasts longer.

The pump works great and it's super quiet well recommended

I recently bought a house built in 1997. It came with an in the ground pool with the original PAC FAB Centurion Challenger Pump installed. The pool and pump are about 20 years old. The pump motor went out a few days ago. The local pool company quoted me $900 for a new pump, plus labor/installation fees. I searched online and found that I could simply replace the motor on the pump I already had. I ordered this pump and the recommended O-ring/shaft seal kit. I am not an electrician or a mechanic... But, I took a chance and installed this myself anyway. My old pump motor was hard wired to an electrical sub panel beside my pump. I shut off power to the sub panel and checked to make sure that power was definitely off. The old motor and this motor had the exact same wiring setup... Two hot wires and a ground. That's it! And all you need is a flat head screw driver.I watched a 10 min long video on Youtube on how to disassemble a Centurion Challenger pump. I disconnected power. I removed the old pump motor. I installed the new pump motor and seal kit ALL WITHIN 30 MINUTES. I am so happy I was able to fix this myself and I saved my family about $750.This motor is SO MUCH quieter than my old pump motor. It screeched (probably bad bearings because it was so old). But this one is working perfectly, not a single drip of water leaking out. It's like a whole brand new pump!

This was pretty much a direct swap out with my previous pool pump motor.easy installation, works as expected, quiet with good pump flow.I go through a pump probably every 3 or 4 years due to keeping my pump going for usually 12 hours a day, 7 days a week! Lots of tree leaves when the wind blows so i like to keep the water moving and having the leaves end up in the skimmer instead of the pool floor. Happy with this one, hopefully I''l get a few years out of it!