Prior thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.h...36bf0838e0ed89
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Embarrassingly enough, I finally got around to pulling the motor off
this thing. The label on the motor says "s37nxgf-240".

I hooked it up directly to a power strip plugged into 110VAC, and it
just hummed. Actually, the shaft extended like it was trying to do
something, but then it just sat there and hummed. Here's the kicker:
on a whim, I grabbed the shaft and spun it...the thing started up and
spun just fine!! I shut it back off and started it again while it was
still spinning and it again did as it should. Even once or twice it
started from a dead stop, but more often than not it simply sat there
and hummed.

I also tried spinning the impeller by hand (I'm assuming that's what
this is...it attaches to the end of the motor shaft). It was stiff.
But, when I hooked the motor shaft back into it, I could rotate the
motor shaft by hand and turn the impeller easier. So, I'm assuming
that it might be a little stiff, but my difficulty with it was due at
least in part to the awkwardness of getting a grip on it.

I've read elsewhere that sometimes dw motors get clogged with sand/
calcium/etc. Is there any way for me to open the motor up and lube it
somehow? Do I need to buy a new one or is it possible to resurrect
this one at all?

Could it be the motor start capacitor? Can I replace that myself if
so?

Nevermind.

The only thing in the motor was an overload thing, and I didn't
realize that until after I cut it off. Now that I put it back on
(correctly observing the wires), it just hums. I try to help start it
by spinning, but it just sits there. Time to order a replacement
motor.

Anybody need a broken motor? I'll make you a good deal!

Check the water overflow/shutoff "FLOAT"..often its a mushroom shaped 3" dia
white plastic cone on the bottom of the interior. Its designed to float up
as the unit fills with water..once at the desired level (like a toilet
float) it shuts OFF the water.

IF it sticks in the UP position...NO WATER. If it's UP, give it a tap and
see if it drops down

Could it be the motor start capacitor? Can I replace that myself if
so?

On May 21, 12:13*am, "Rudy" wrote:
Check the water overflow/shutoff "FLOAT"..often its a mushroom shaped 3" dia
white plastic cone on the bottom of the interior. *Its designed to float up
as the unit fills with water..once at the desired level (like a toilet
float) it shuts OFF the water.

IF it sticks in the UP position...NO WATER. *If it's UP, give it a tap and
see if it drops down

Could it be the motor start capacitor? *Can I replace that myself if
so?

The float does seem to move okay, and I can hear the thing click when
I lift it.

In the past, some water would spurt up through the arm, but not enough
to spin it or even make it telescope out properly. It would just gush
then overflow out of the arm. So, I am assuming that my motor was the
problem, since it evidently was not spinning at all and just sitting
there humming. Fortunately, I never ran it long and stopped it as
soon as I noticed the problem.

Thanks for your reply!