The pool timer acts like an automated switch.
Wiring pool pump motor l1 l2.
There should be a diagram on the inside of the wiring compartment cover if you are wiring for v the three wires to the pool pump will be.
Wire a 240 volt motor electrical question.
L1 l2 are your two hot wires on a 240v wiring as long as your supply wiring is 240 volt your black white wires should be your hots green should be your equipment ground answer by bwillie submitted on 5 27 2004.
Simple job of removing a cover on the motor setting the jumper to the 115v settings and hooking up the black and white supply wires to l1 and l2.
What do the l1 l2 and t1 t2 wiring diagram abbreviations mean when wiring an electrical motor.
Many pool pump motors use a thermal overload protector that prevents the motor s windings from overheating.
I am trying to run power to a 240volt electrical motor i bought but i do not know what the abbreviations mean and how to read the diagram that came with the new motor.
In this example for hayward pool pumps red will go to the l1 terminal and black will go to the if you are wiring for v the three wires to the pool pump will be black white and green.
In addition there is a black plug with two wires coming from inside the motor a black wire and white wire with a black tracer line.
The green wire will be under the green screw to the far right.
Most pool pumps use a 220 volt capacitor start induction run csi electric motor wired directly to a pool timer through a flexible conduit or whip.
It s a pentair superflo pump with a 230v motor and there s a post for l1 and a post for l2 and a post for the ground wire and i ve got a black wire a red wire and a green wire.
Ok i m installing a replacement pool pump and everything is going swimmingly get it but i just need to know where the black and red wires go to l1 or l2.
The green ground wire connects to the green ground screw and the other two power leads will connect to the two power terminals marked usually l1 and l2.
In this example for hayward pool pumps red will go to the l1 terminal and black will go to the l2 terminal.