Well Pump Motor Overheating

Under load it overheats within 2 3 minutes and restarts after a couple of minutes for about a minute.

Well pump motor overheating.

Subscribe ring the bell. On 2018 11 06 by vicki green. Http bit ly 2cpxssv have a quest. Upon pulling the pump and motor you can check the splice connection at the motor.

Malfunctioning well pump pressure switch like any mechanical part your pressure switch can wear out and malfunction over time. Know the warning signs of an overheating pump. So your well water flow rate may be poor or your pump is at end of life or both. A malfunctioning switch can cause the pump to run too often or too long and potentially burn out the motor.

I have cleaned the impeller and motor removing dust etc. Operating conditions can cause a motor to overheat such as a well pump that runs continually because of other problems in the water system. That water use could be dropping the water level in the well or simply running the pump a long time either causing a marginal near end of life motor to overheat and seize up drawing high current tripping a breaker. If the troubleshooting in the 4 steps above do not resolve your problem it may be time to replace the pump and motor.

To avoid this problem be sure to limit back to back plumbing fittings which compound losses and be sure that the pump is matched well with the other equipment and the demands of the pool. This concludes part 1 a discussion of the causes of overheating in pumps. An overheating water pump can shorten the life of the motor and cause damage to surrounding piping. The liquid is heavier than expected check specific gravity viscosity.

Thanks for your help. An air conditioner compressor motor that is overheating may sometimes be re started by cooling the equipment with water watch out for shorting electrical components. There are a number of procedures for checking out whether you have a defective pump and or motor. Check the pump and motor.

Chris covers what to do if your jet pump is overheating and the thermal overload is tripping. Save money and hassle. The motor requires excessive power.