Aboutroger Expertise Any questions regarding pool,spa pumps and motors. Any pool and spa operations, problems, chemistry and maintenance. Filters, Heaters, Cleaners,Salt Water Systems. Also consider solar power to heat your home, spa and pool using the power of the sun.
Experience Over 8 years as a field service technician in pools over 40 years as an electronic field service technician in process control and metrology (precision measurement). Having worked in depth with pool and spa leaks and solutions we are the experts. Years of rebuilding motors. Insulation testing and Solar power.
Organizations ALLExperts spa volunteer
ALLExperts pool volunteer
Publications Perhaps one day pool and spa articles.
Education/Credentials Electronics technology
Pool and Spa certified tech
Precision Measurement certified tech
Awards and Honors AllExperts Volunteers of the Month
Past/Present Clients Doctors, Dentist, Lawyers and their thieves.
Question roger, i just hAD MY HAYWARD SUPERPUMP FIXED IT WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES AND I HAD IT REBUILT. WHEN HOOKING THE PUMP WIRES BACK UP I WAS NOT SURE WHICH WIRE WENT WHERE AND I HAVE 2 BLACK WIRES AND ONE WHITE WIRE. I TRIED EVERY COMBINATION AND THE BEST I CAN GET IS FOR THE PUMP TO KICK ON THEN OFF RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE ITS TRIPPING THE BREAKER IN THE HOUSE. I RESET IT AND TRY ANOTHER COMBINATION AND IT TRIPS AGAIN. THE ONLY WIRE I CAN REALLY IDENTIFY IS THE WHITE WIRE. THE OTHER TWO ARE BLACK. I ALSO NOTICED THE WIRES HAVE CRACKS IN THEM AS THEY GO BACK INTO THE CONDIUT AND I THINK THEY MAY BE ARCING AND THEN TRIPPING THE BREAKER. ALSO DOES THE WHITE WIRE GO TO L1 OR L2 OR DOES IT MATTER.
Answer Before you burn the motor or yourself get a multimeter for testing voltage on AC. With the wires disconnected and hanging in air and the power on measure between the two black wires if its 240 you have L1 and L2. Now measure blacks to white you have 110 thats ground the white wire. If it's a 110v setup measure white to black one and white to black two and the black with 110 is L! or 2 doesn't matter which and the black with no power is neutral making the white ground. Perhaps the electrician was color blind should have used a green ground, a white neutral and a red and black hot. My guess is its 240 volt blacks on L1 and 2 and white on ground. If it's a double GFCI breaker like a dryer it is 240. Last or first resort follow wires back to the breaker. Hope this helps.
