- Mar 27, 2010
- 79
I found this problem this morning while working on another thread issue. I wanted to start a separate thread to keep things simple and maybe find an answer.
The pump motor is overheating and shutting off, cooling down, restarting, :blah: :blah: :blah:
I took the pump apart to see if there was a blockage. There was nothing inside causing the problem, and the shaft turned freely, so cleaned everything and put it back together. I lubed all the moving parts and o-rings so everything should be OK on the pump side. The pump still overheats on high speed; but now it will not start up on low speed. I wonder if I lubed something I shouldn't have?
So this tells me it is a problem with the motor itself. Leslie's can look at it with free labor. My other pool tech can come out for $49; but not until Tuesday or Wednesday. I finally got the pool clean and clear so I do not want to wait that long.
What are some possible fixes for the problem? Are there contacts or switches in the motor that should be relaced?
The pump motor is overheating and shutting off, cooling down, restarting, :blah: :blah: :blah:
I took the pump apart to see if there was a blockage. There was nothing inside causing the problem, and the shaft turned freely, so cleaned everything and put it back together. I lubed all the moving parts and o-rings so everything should be OK on the pump side. The pump still overheats on high speed; but now it will not start up on low speed. I wonder if I lubed something I shouldn't have?
So this tells me it is a problem with the motor itself. Leslie's can look at it with free labor. My other pool tech can come out for $49; but not until Tuesday or Wednesday. I finally got the pool clean and clear so I do not want to wait that long.
What are some possible fixes for the problem? Are there contacts or switches in the motor that should be relaced?