On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:38:16 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:37:50 -0800, Oren wrote:

I replaced the electric motor on my pool pump a couple days ago.

After looking over the document that came with it I now see:

"Temperature around the motor should not exceed 104°F ..."

Well dang. I live in the desert and many days are 110° in the shade
during Summer On July 4th it was 116°. Homes around here don't have
pump houses and motors are exposed to the extreme heat. Granted, the
motor will not run all day in the Summer.

So, is this upper temp limit the maximum range for continuous/constant
operation or a point when serious damage starts to happen?

The motor has an auto thermal protection. Would this trip motor in
extreme heat like we have?

Thanks,

Simply another reason to keepo your pool euipment under cover. The sun
beating on a black pool motor will make it hotter than the ambient air
temp. That will make it burn out quicker.
... which prompts the question, what was wrong with the original
motor?

The motor was 12 years old and original. For the few years I've owned
the house I fixed or replaced parts in the pump, as needed. I fixed
the pump this time - shaft seal and saw where water had rusted the
front shaft bearing...thus the awful noisy sound.

The new motor should be more efficient, but certainly has less noise.

Had it been a dog making this sound, I would shot it on the spot

--
Oren

"If things get any worse, I'll have to ask you to stop helping me."