Why Is My Pool Pump Motor Overheating

I can smell a burned smell and the cover of the motor is burned black on half of it.

Why is my pool pump motor overheating.

Smith pool pump motor about 4 years old and it keeps shutting off with about 3 hours of operation. Your pool pump is overheating or is running too hot and you want to know why this happens and how to fix it. To understand why you first need to understand how an electric motor works along with some basic electrical. The capacitor is what starts the pump by giving it a jolt of electricity.

If your pump is not starting you ll want to check a couple of things. If the pump is on and you are hearing a humming noise it could be a bad capacitor. First check to see if the pump is getting power and check your timer to make sure the pump is on. In fact pool pumps are designed to regulate the heat generated by friction.

Pump motors usually draw in ambient air to keep cool and most metal parts are built to safely absorb heat. The information on this page is about what causes pool pumps to run too hot and what you can expect moving forward if you suspect your pump is overheating. The pool pump motor is not working or turning off while running. However there are a series of reasons why a pool pump might fail to self regulate its heat including a lack of airflow suction clogs pressure clogs and.

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