New Pool Pump Motor Not Working

If the pump is on and you are hearing a humming noise it could be a bad capacitor.

New pool pump motor not working.

Don t toss that pool pump motor until you try this simple trick to see if you can get it going. The pool pump motor is not working or turning off while running. The local pool company sold her a new capacitor as that is the most common cause of a pump not starting however i can t imagine a capacitor making a giant bang when it stops working so either they simply don t listen to their customers or they sell them things they don t need. If your pump is not starting you ll want to check a couple of things.

The human body registers hot at about 115 degrees. So when a motor is running if you touched it you would probably recoil from it. It could be okay. I put a new power cord socket in the water proof box which feeds power to the pump i shined up the power cord plug pins power cord is about 2 5 ft of 12 ga not wet not laying on the ground i set up to measure motor current using 100amp 100mv shunt the current draw is 6 5 amps 241v pump pressure about 17 18 psi.

The capacitor is what starts the pump by giving it a jolt of electricity. Solution for cavitation the solution could be as simple as clearing a clog out of a plumbing line or it could also be an air leak somewhere in your system. If your pool pump starts but then shuts off on its own moments later it s often due to overheating. Check to see if something is inhibiting the fan in the bottom vents like leaves or mulch.

Pool pump motor not working. I have an issue with a t104 intermatic timer that the dial will not keep time thus it will never turn on or off the pool pump. Trust me on this. The pump is the heart of a swimming pool filtration system.

Pool pump motors even new ones normally run between 115 200 degrees fahrenheit. Pool pump not turning on. The pump turns on and off manually just fine. The association of pool and spa professionals publishes standards for swimming.

I also replaced the timer using a brand new unit all the guts. The motor is working i can see it turning through the peep hole.