Hello all. I am new to the forum but have used it in the past for advice. Thanks for all to previous unknown help you all provided.
So here is my issue. I have a motor that was starting to go out on my hayward pool pump. We just had a bad storm, and the pump tripped the breaker. Day after the storm I turn on the breaker, then the pump at the timer. Sparks and smoke briefly come out of motor by electrical connections. Knowing the motor needed replacing anyways, I bought a new motor and replaced the motor rather easily. New shaft spins and it in not stuck. Everything looked great. Connected it back up to the power and ground per code. Connected L1, L2 and the greed lead. 3 wires pretty straight forward. Put the cover back on it was time to turn on the breaker. The breaker can on just fine. Before it would immediately trip. Went to pump and timer. Tried to turn pump on with timer and nothing. I was worried that maybe my breaker went bad from the issues. I pulled out the multimeter and checked the voltage at both L1 and L2 on the pump(120 to 122V on each lead). Seems like all is fine and I have the right power but pump is not coming on. Here are my questions.
1. Obvious question, what else could it be stopping it from turning on. Its the almost exact same motor. Only different is my last motor was 115/230 and this one is 208-230. Pool repair store said it should be fine based on my setup. I should also note that I have a new capacitor with the new motor.
2. Could it be my timer causing issue and it shorted with the motor sparked?
3. This one baffles me a bit. No matter whether I switch the pump on or off at the timer I am still getting Lead L1 and L2 120V readings. Should I still get power at the pool motor with the timer in the on or off position. I was thinking I would not but never really tested it before.
So here is my issue. I have a motor that was starting to go out on my hayward pool pump. We just had a bad storm, and the pump tripped the breaker. Day after the storm I turn on the breaker, then the pump at the timer. Sparks and smoke briefly come out of motor by electrical connections. Knowing the motor needed replacing anyways, I bought a new motor and replaced the motor rather easily. New shaft spins and it in not stuck. Everything looked great. Connected it back up to the power and ground per code. Connected L1, L2 and the greed lead. 3 wires pretty straight forward. Put the cover back on it was time to turn on the breaker. The breaker can on just fine. Before it would immediately trip. Went to pump and timer. Tried to turn pump on with timer and nothing. I was worried that maybe my breaker went bad from the issues. I pulled out the multimeter and checked the voltage at both L1 and L2 on the pump(120 to 122V on each lead). Seems like all is fine and I have the right power but pump is not coming on. Here are my questions.
1. Obvious question, what else could it be stopping it from turning on. Its the almost exact same motor. Only different is my last motor was 115/230 and this one is 208-230. Pool repair store said it should be fine based on my setup. I should also note that I have a new capacitor with the new motor.
2. Could it be my timer causing issue and it shorted with the motor sparked?
3. This one baffles me a bit. No matter whether I switch the pump on or off at the timer I am still getting Lead L1 and L2 120V readings. Should I still get power at the pool motor with the timer in the on or off position. I was thinking I would not but never really tested it before.