On 2018 11 06 by vicki green.
Well pump motor overheating.
Under load it overheats within 2 3 minutes and restarts after a couple of minutes for about a minute.
To avoid this problem be sure to limit back to back plumbing fittings which compound losses and be sure that the pump is matched well with the other equipment and the demands of the pool.
The motor requires excessive power.
Know the warning signs of an overheating pump.
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Even a brand new pump can get too hot and suddenly stop working and have to be replaced.
The liquid is heavier than expected check specific gravity viscosity.
This concludes part 1 a discussion of the causes of overheating in pumps.
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I have an irrigation pump that runs well with no load.
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I have cleaned the impeller and motor removing dust etc.
That water use could be dropping the water level in the well or simply running the pump a long time either causing a marginal near end of life motor to overheat and seize up drawing high current tripping a breaker.
Malfunctioning well pump pressure switch like any mechanical part your pressure switch can wear out and malfunction over time.
A malfunctioning switch can cause the pump to run too often or too long and potentially burn out the motor.
Upon pulling the pump and motor you can check the splice connection at the motor.
There are a number of procedures for checking out whether you have a defective pump and or motor.
An overheating water pump can shorten the life of the motor and cause damage to surrounding piping.
The discharge head has dropped below the rated point and the pump is pumping too much liquid throttle the discharge to bring duty point back onto the curve trim the impeller reduce vsd speed.
Chris covers what to do if your jet pump is overheating and the thermal overload is tripping.
So your well water flow rate may be poor or your pump is at end of life or both.
Operating conditions can cause a motor to overheat such as a well pump that runs continually because of other problems in the water system.
