I just bought a brand new Century B128 Motor motor to replace my previous one. Pool store talked me into just replacing my old one as the bearings were bad.
I'm nearly positive it should be set to 115 volts. I had them confirm that the old one was set to only 115 volts. I also only have a single 20 amp breaker in my panel for the pool. I wired it all up and it immediately started smoking. I'm working with the company, but at this point it sounds as if the blame will be put on me and having "some weird wiring", even though I don't think I do. They said we will probably have to warranty out the pump, which I imagine won't be a quick process.
I took pictures of how it was wired before:
This is how I wired the new one.
I did have a little trouble getting the hot and neutral wire on it as the prongs next to the screw were in the way. But I'm 100% the wires are on there very snug.
In case it matters, here is a picture of my breaker box:
You can see the pool breaker on the top right.
Outside, I have this panel with 2 switches below:
The outside breaker on the left (the black one) is the one to the pool. The one on the right is to an old pool light. I turn this breaker off when I'm adjusting the pool filter (like switching to backwash). For electrical stuff, like changing the motor, I flip the breaker in my house breaker box. I'm honestly not sure what the switches below (the last picture) are for. I never touch them, but they also are between the breaker and the motor.
Anything seem odd? Why would a brand new motor start smoking immediately? I think this typically happens if you have 230 volts but the motor is set to 115. For me, the motor is set to 115, and I'm 99% sure I'm supplying 115 volts.
I'm nearly positive it should be set to 115 volts. I had them confirm that the old one was set to only 115 volts. I also only have a single 20 amp breaker in my panel for the pool. I wired it all up and it immediately started smoking. I'm working with the company, but at this point it sounds as if the blame will be put on me and having "some weird wiring", even though I don't think I do. They said we will probably have to warranty out the pump, which I imagine won't be a quick process.
I took pictures of how it was wired before:
This is how I wired the new one.
I did have a little trouble getting the hot and neutral wire on it as the prongs next to the screw were in the way. But I'm 100% the wires are on there very snug.
In case it matters, here is a picture of my breaker box:
You can see the pool breaker on the top right.
Outside, I have this panel with 2 switches below:
The outside breaker on the left (the black one) is the one to the pool. The one on the right is to an old pool light. I turn this breaker off when I'm adjusting the pool filter (like switching to backwash). For electrical stuff, like changing the motor, I flip the breaker in my house breaker box. I'm honestly not sure what the switches below (the last picture) are for. I never touch them, but they also are between the breaker and the motor.
Anything seem odd? Why would a brand new motor start smoking immediately? I think this typically happens if you have 230 volts but the motor is set to 115. For me, the motor is set to 115, and I'm 99% sure I'm supplying 115 volts.
