David1953
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Dave53
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20 March 2019
My 3/4 HP Hayward Motor on pump burned up . Ineed to replace it . The old one always ran hot to the touch. I ran it 24/7 If I go to a 1 HP motor will it run cooler to the touch?
InyoMatt
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20 March 2019
No matter the horsepower, pump motors are going to feel hot to the touch. A byproduct of an electric motor is heat, then encase that heat creating motor in a metal cylinder, then put that metal cylinder outside exposed to sunlight and you have a recipe for a very hot potato. But generally, motors are not supposed to be touched, so I would not make that a huge concern.
