Recent content by cherrybeard

Thanks James. I did eventually find the same info you posted. I also broke the pump even more by running it on full speed for ten minutes during my inexperienced diagnosis tests. It made a clattering sound, then tripped the breaker at the fuse box inside the house. I’m ordering a replacement...

Gutted. New capacitors, refill tub, all seems ok. Till the pump overheated and switched off until it cooled down (10mins or so). Don’t think I can buy the exact model again (8 years old) so may be in for pipework re-alignment too :(

Ok so new capacitors and tester arrived so I ran around like a child with a new toy and results are as follows. Old 45uf cap = 27 New 45uf cap = 44.1 Old 20uf cap = 8.7 New 20uf cap = 19.4 How the motor ever started I don’t know but I’m hoping this is the cause of the motor overheating and...

Also bought a capacitor tester as my multimeter won’t cut it. In the same package as the new capacitors though!

Last night I bought two new capacitors, a 45uf and a 20uf to match the old ones. Should be here in a few days, could be the solution, who knows.

Hi everyone. Please help me with my problem. See pictures for specs. It seems as if the pump is overheating and shutting down after a few minutes. Sometimes (not often) it hums without powering up but will run if I turn on speed 2 and then select speed 1 (which suggests a capacitor issue). i...