ok now that its been running 1 hr incorrect and 24 hours presumably correct
let me explain the problem. After 1 hr of being connected incorrectly it
shut itself off so I had to study the label more carefully. I then decided
what was wrong it was factory wired for 230V. I now assume "Low Voltage"
means 110V and "High Voltage" means 220V. Originally I never thought I'd
have to re-wire the wires internally to the pump, whatever else happened. I
assumed the label schematic notations were all for the same wires - my house
wires. I though "Brown" was a type of power, not a wire color. There are 4
posts inside (aligned Vertically top to bottom labelled B L1 L2 A) the
weatherproof cover and 2 wires with clips that slide off those posts to the
motor internally which are White and Brown in colour. Then there is the
ground screw which is clearly marked. I supply the wires to the house
(white black green).
So now I know that after I reconnected the Brown and White wires from the
motor internally to the Low Voltage posts (they were on the High Voltage
posts). Origianlly I though White and Brown and L1 and L2 were all labels
for my house wires, and because the schematic for the Low or the High
setting had White and Brown physically above and one was below /vice versa I
thought my only option was to put my house white and black wires either one
way or the other, on the other available 2 (of 4 total binding posts). But
for the Low setting there is a common post. For thiose who understand
motors I tried both my house white and black as either L1 or L2 and it woked
either way (with high pressure flow). Considering the label
"non-reversible. I have two options for white and black L1 and L2. Because
for the Low setting (only) there is a shared post (a wire from both the
motor and house to the same binding post - the motor one is white in colour
and that leaves either white or black from the house, so which one? How
about the white one (not the alternate black one =- though that works with
equal pump pressure too) - this leaves L1 as black (hot). This is how it is
now and been running for a day.
My only other option is black from house to white from motor, not as logical
is it? I have got it right now don't I!? Before I was supplying 110V to
the middle 2 of the 4 posts, but factory wired for High V with the Brown
motor wire on bottom as schematic (and white house to L2 as per Low in
schematic). Why was it running slow and why did it trip the GFCI? the pump
is "Thermally protected" too.
Originally I never saw the Brwon and White pump wires, nor could I figure
why they labelled all house wiring only as "L1" and "L2".
This is the schematic:
Low V High V
Brown O B White
O L1
White O L2
O A Brown
So now I have pump wiring as on left and my black house as L1, and my white
house as shared white (white house to white pump). Good?
It works the other way too! Why? Same as reversing the white and black
plug on an extention cord? Is either way just as good (in this wiring
hardware question)
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