Pump motor wont come on ...

[TizMe]

My filter has been running perfectly until tonight. I unplugged it from the outlet and plugged it into a timer we have near the filter. Our electric bill is up a little and I have been having no trouble with my pool since I opened it so I wanted to reduce the run time of the filter to night time hours so I could add chemicals and circulate them for a few hours.

When I went out the motor wasn't running. There is no blow circuit breakers in the line, I checked that. I plugged a work light into the plug that the filter plugs into and it comes on so its not the plug. I did tug on the cord coming from the pump motor and it sparked.

Can anyone offer any ideas as to what might be wrong with it ? I was running right up until I unplugged it and set it on the timer earlier today.

I am if its not to complicated able to fix it myself ...

 

[reindeerboy]

I would take the cover off the motor (be sure to unplug it first) and check the connections. Maybe when you tugged on it you pulled out a ground or something from the connectors.

Thats where I would first start.

I just had a new SuperPump wired in and the electrician showed me a bunch of things. Mine has a cover on the back that comes off and I was having the same problem. Found out a wire was barely touching the connections. Reconnected it and it worked perfectly.

Good luck, I hope you find it.

 

[TizMe]

It was not working prior to tugging on the cord. But I will check it tonight when I get in from work .....

 

[TizMe]

Chad you were bang on your diagonsis !!

I removed the wire cover and one of the wires had corroded and come away from the connection. I also noticed while I was in there ( that tiny little hole for my fat fingers) that the plastic casing was very brittle. Is this normal for those motors ??

 

[waste]

Tiz, if the casing is plastic, UV does degrade them over time

I'm glad you were able to correct the problem! And... Way to go Chad

 

[TizMe]

Ted, the casing inside the housing was very brittle . It was past the plate and the rubber seal.

 

[reindeerboy]

Tiz, heat and time from the pump will degrade the plastic. I am not sure if you have your old model number from your pump but maybe you can reorder that plastic piece there after the seal. I never looked on mine to see if that was an option, but I bet you can.

Also, here is a little tip. I made a little cover to put over the pump. Works great and the inside is farily self explanatory. I took some pics and attached them for you to look at. This thing is from an old plastic garage door opener and I used plastic epoxy to hold the clamps together. Seems to work great, especially if its raining and I happen to be gone or working. No problems so far and it also helps shade it from the sun.

Hope you can order the plastic piece.

Good luck.