Re: pool motor starter cap

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From: SQLit
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 15:43

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"sticks" <ksbutler@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
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> Hi all ,
>
> My pool pump has been playing up for a day or two , runs for an
> hour or so then shuts down , (overheating)
> I have taken motor out and the starter capacitor is ruptured i think it is
> 60uF 450VAC cant read much else , motor is a 4.3Amp  Model LTP750 made bY
> ONGA pumps .
> My questions are
>
> 1. Should i just change starter capacitor and refit
> 2. What could cause overheat problem ( bearings aside)
> 3. Do i need exact replacement capacitor
>
> thanks

Depending on when you last serviced the unit. It could be time to check the
pump, bearings and etc. I toasted my pump a couple of years ago. Took it out
and down to the pool place as I was leaving town (again, work related).
They politely told me that the motor was fixable but the pump was shot. So
no matter what I did to the motor the pump was not going to do the job. For
me it was easier to replace as a unit with new warrantee and be done with
it.

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