Recent content by cholmes28

I read it in this thread - Leaking after motor and shaft seal replacements: Replacing seal plate?

I looked closer at the shaft seal, and that black rubber washer looked out of place, so I went to the pool store and bought another one, and there is no black rubber washer on it, so I have no idea where that came from, but clearly it was preventing the ceramic on ceramic. I replaced both seals...

So I removed the motor from the pump housing, and also removed the impeller, and secured the motor, and it runs perfectly - the shaft spins when I turn on motor. So now it seems the motor is fine, and it has to do with my assembly of the parts. Here are some photos of the parts and seals. Do...

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So I just took off the impeller, and noticed that the pump seal thing that looks like a spring, was on backwards. I corrected that, and the impeller seems to spin more freely now. Wired it all up and same issue. It is like a humming sound that sounds like the motor is getting power but not...

I just watched a video of how freely the impeller should spin, and mine is definitely not like that. What would cause that?

What does that mean "binding", and how do I resolve that?

You are correct, the old one is in the 115V position. So now that we know I have the right voltage, and my wiring is correct, then what? Is it likely I have a bad capacitor on a brand new motor? Anything else to look at?

Voltage is reading 123V coming into the timer box.