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    Help! Pump problems, What should I do?

    Thank you guys for all the replies! I will call someone to take a look at it. Appreciate all your help!
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    Help! Pump problems, What should I do?

    Thank you! So most likely, I'll need a new motor? The electrical connections are hardwired in some plastic conduit, don't know how to unplug it. :(
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    Help! Pump problems, What should I do?

    Okay, got you ;) I'll give it a try... - - - Updated - - - it's the non-GFI ones that were tripped. I have no idea what the GFI one controls. :( But they are on the same control panel which is for the pool pump etc only.
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    Help! Pump problems, What should I do?

    Thanks! How do I test the GFI? I don't see any reset or test button on it. - - - Updated - - - No, there is no test or reset button on it. It was labelled as GFI, not GFCI. :(
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    Help! Pump problems, What should I do?

    Update! I suspected it was the capacitor since I decided to measure the resistance of the capacitor and found the meter read ~20Mega Ohm, so I went ahead and ordered a new capacitor, and it arrived today. After replaciing the capacitor with the new one, it looked like that the pump actually...
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    Help! Pump problems, What should I do?

    Not sure how to post pictures here, the control panel has a GFC next to the breaker...
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    Help! Pump problems, What should I do?

    That sounds like a lot of things to check, can I do these with a multimeter, that's the only instrument I got :) Yes, the meter reads uF. No, didn't try turning the motor shaft. Thanks a lot for your suggestions, I will try to see if I can get all of that checked out, appreciate it!!
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    Help! Pump problems, What should I do?

    Im not sure if it sounded loud to me, so it may not be the capacitor...
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    Help! Pump problems, What should I do?

    I have a Jandy Stealth Series Pump SHPF 3HP which just quit working a few days ago, basically it would trip the breaker for some reasons, if I reset the breakers and try it again, it would try a few seconds (I can hear some noises) then trip the breaker again. First thing I tried was to check...