Issue With Pool Cover Motor

[Kit]

Last summer when the air temperature was about 100F, the motor for the pool cover would stop several feet before the cover was completely closed. I was able to switch the motor on & off several times to close the cover. Of course when the cover installer came to check on the problem, the motor worked perfectly. Today (one year later) the same thing occurred.

My first thought was that the hot air temperature was somehow affecting the motor. The other thought that I had was 3 months after the problem occurred last year, one of the ropes on the side of the cover broke. Since the rope on the opposite side of the cover appeared to be good, I opted to replace only the broken rope.

My questions are: (1) Is the hot air temperature affecting the motor? (2) Might there be a relationship between a failing rope & the motor stopping? (3) Or is it most likely that the problem is in the motor itself?

Any thoughts would be most appreciated. Thank you so much.

 

[wireform]

I don't think anybody can give you the correct answer except the mechanic on site.

 

[Kit]

I certainly understand that. Of course the problem would have to occur during the time the mechanic was on site. In the meantime, I was hoping to explore some of the possible culprits based upon similar experiences of others. Thank you.

 

[wireform]

I personally don't believe temperature has anything to do with the motor behavior but more to do sometimes with the amp limiter which senses the motor working harder and shutting it off before more costly damage occurs.

 

[Kit]

Possibly so. Thank you.