Help with Pump Problem

[Ctxman]

Thanks everyone.

Poconos - thanks for the info. I'll check it out. There is a housing on the side of the motor where the wires go in to (looks like a solenoid on an automotive starter). This must be what you are talking about. I'll open it up and take a look and clean all the contacts and see if it does the trick.

Thanks again,
John

[Poconos]

The thing that looks like a starter solenoid is probably the cover for the starting capacitor. On some motors these are external. Check this post
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthr...0447#post30447
as it shows the back end of my Hayward. The black thing to the left is the starting cap and you can see the contacts I'm referring to. They are the inverted V things. When the motor comes up to speed a set of weights on the armature spring out and open the switch. Hope this claritifies things a little.
Al

[Ctxman]

Thanks Poconos, that pic helps a lot. Now my only challenge will be getting access to the back end of the motor since it is only a couple inches from the wall (doh!). I'll figure out a way.

Thanks again fro your help.
John

[Ctxman]

I was going to try and post pics but I don't see how to do that.


HPIM0000.jpg


I did it for you.
Al

[Poconos]

I forgot but I think Ben turned off the ability of normal users to post attachments. I'll check that in a few minutes.
Al

Edit: Yep...attachments are turned off. I think there are other ways to do it but I never tried. You may do a search for 'attachments' and see what pops up. I know it's been discussed.

[CarlD]

If you have a web page, you can upload the pic there, then open another browser pointing to that pic, select it, copy and paste it into your post. That should work.

[Poconos]

John,
See if the pics appear in post-8 above. I stuck them in but I recall a couple of us mods were playing with adding attachments in other peoples posts a while ago and only certain people could see them.
Yes, you may have to tap to separate things but it looks like that end piece is also the rear bearing holder and not sure what comes apart. Every motor I've seen, not just pump motors, has the switch assembly under that back cover. Those 4 bolts look like they should release the whole thing.
Al