Pool pump motor making a humming sound

giant_donut

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Mar 16, 2021
86
Austin, TX
Pool Size
20000
Surface
Plaster
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
I came home to the salt cell showing low salt warning and the system light on. The pump would not turn on so I shut off the power completely and turned power back on. Now when turning on the pump/filter i hear a loud humming sound. Last year I replaced the capacitor and it was working fine. Would the capacitor give out in a year? Should I look to replace the motor on the pump? Another thing to note was that the water temp was recording at 113 degrees (it was hot in Austin) but no way that the water was that high of a temp. At most it would have been 87 degrees.
 
Check the voltage at the pump line power screws.

If you turned off the breaker you may not have got back both legs of the 240v circuit.

Even though you replaced the capacitor a year ago it sounds like it went out again.
 
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