Greetings:
I just purchased a B847 Century motor to replace our old motor that had a bearing going out. Using the Inyo Pool guides, I was pretty easily able to remove the old motor, attach the exiting parts to the new motor, and get everything put back together. I took note to document the wiring as I went, and wired the terminals to their matching numbers on the old motor.
Once I had everything together, I filled the pump with water, turned on the breaker, and switched on the pump. The motor hummed, and I could feel it vibrate, but it was not turning the shaft. I turned it off, and with my hand, was able to turn the shaft, so it does not appear to be stuck.
I'm wondering if I wired somethign wrong. Here's a picture of the wiring in the old motor:
In case you cannot tell, there are four wires coming into the pump:
- green (ground)
- red (attached to L2)
- blue (capped in the motor)
- yellow (attached to L1)
In the new motor, I wired it the same way:
- greem (ground)
- red (attached to L2)
- blue (capped)
- yellow (attached to L1)
Here's a picture, though it's a bit hard to see the colors:
Any idea what is going on? The wiring was pretty simple, so about the only thing I could have screwed up was reversing the red and yellow wires.
Thanks,
Eric