Recent content by ehurst

Just to close out this project. I buried new conduit and pulled new wire. Come to find out, 14 AWG was what the old wire was, no wonder it crapped out. In my research, it was suggested not to use anything less than 12 AWG and I pulled 10 AWG just to be safe. Everything is running great and...

Thanks for everyone's help. You all pointed me into the right direction to identify my problem. Based on your suggestions and some testing on my end I found the "a" wire from the breaker is bad. As a test and a very temporary work-around. I removed the wire ("e") from the breaker for my pool...

No reason to apologize, I just appreciate all your help! The sump pump is a good idea. The water is pretty cold and I am floating a couple chlorine tabs. There doesn't seem to be any problems yet. I just don't want there to be.

Thanks for the info. I will be calling one soon. However, since the motor was running 230 volts, there should not be a neutral wire. My understanding is the wire to L2 should actually be 115 volts like L1.

I know for a fact it is set for HI. I looked at that last night.

There is no label on the timer. I doesn't appear to be keeping the correct time but I do her it ticking when wire "a" is connected. The motor also does not work unless wire "a" is connected, I assume it is needed to complete the circut. I am not sure why wire "a" does not have any voltage...

Here is what I found so far. I do have a double pole breaker. Each pole gets 115 volts and together I get 230 volts, so the breaker does not seem to be the issue. However, the wire labeled "a" from my picture seems to have a problem between breaker and the timer. I do not get 115 volts on...

So I ran home at lunch to run a few tests. The shaft turns freely. Test voltage on each leg when motor was running. Leg 1 - 115 volts, Leg 2 - 1 volt (yes, one volt) I am wondering if I should have test the wires to the pump with them disconnected from it. If there was an issue with the...

115. I was thinking something with the motor breaker initially, but since I can actually hear it slow down, I strayed away from that idea. I will test the amperage and see where it is at. As for blockage, I could not find any. I also used a drain king from the skimmer basket and water flowed...

Thanks Bama Rambler! I will test it to verify. If I can rule out electrical, that is one more thing to mark off as the cause.

It is double pole. I will test each leg again, but I could swear it said 115 volts (with the pump running). I actually misspoke on my original post, at the timer box I was getting 120 volts. I was thinking about replacing the wiring to the motor to be safe as well since it is older. So maybe...