Jandy pump failure

[1poolman1]

I connected the capacitor wires together. There are two wires connected to terminal A & B. I left those connected. It's still an open on L1 & L2.

When you let all the smoke and sparks out of a motor you then buy a new motor.
In the picture of the wiring it looks like you have about 3 or 4 strands of that stranded wire actually under the screw. You could get a full voltage reading on a single strand on each leg, but never enough amps to actually make the motor run. If it has been that way for a while it could definitely cause the internal windings to be damaged.

 

[JamesW]

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[JamesW]

then it threw out sparks, a pop, and it blew the breaker again. Now it comes on for a few seconds, sparks, pops, and throws the breaker.

I missed this part.

The motor is pretty much done.

 

[dldeuce]

When you let all the smoke and sparks out of a motor you then buy a new motor.
In the picture of the wiring it looks like you have about 3 or 4 strands of that stranded wire actually under the screw. You could get a full voltage reading on a single strand on each leg, but never enough amps to actually make the motor run. If it has been that way for a while it could definitely cause the internal windings to be damaged.

The wiring is a little better than maybe what the picture shows, but yeah. Looks like that wire terminal is designed for solid wire. The way you have to bend that wire around the bottom of the terminal and then up and over the screw, it's really hard to do that with this stranded wire. It wasn't wired much better than that before. I'll try to do better when I get the replacement.

 

[1poolman1]

The wiring is a little better than maybe what the picture shows, but yeah. Looks like that wire terminal is designed for solid wire. The way you have to bend that wire around the bottom of the terminal and then up and over the screw, it's really hard to do that with this stranded wire. It wasn't wired much better than that before. I'll try to do better when I get the replacement.

If you use the same wire, strip at about 1" from the end but do not remove the insulation completely. Move it so that about 1/2" is exposed and wrap that around the terminal. The wires will stay together better.
The best way to do it is to get some female "flag" terminal ends, crimp them on the wire, and use the spade terminals.

 

[dldeuce]

The screw looks like a reverse thread, which means that it is probably the impeller screw.

Is the impeller screw out?

Hold the motor shaft from the back and unscrew the impeller.

I've got the new motor, but now I'm having trouble getting the impellor off the old one. I just tightened that hand tight. I that also reverse threaded?

 

[ajw22]

I've got the new motor, but now I'm having trouble getting the impellor off the old one. I just tightened that hand tight. I that also reverse threaded?

Turn the impeller counterclockwise to unscrew it from the shaft.

 

[dldeuce]

Thanks. I got it off. Got it in my head it was reverse threaded. A soft leather belt helped get a better grip

 

[dldeuce]

Thanks everyone for your help. I had some trouble getting it to prime, but final poured in enough water to get it to go.