Chris covers what to do if your jet pump is overheating and the thermal overload is tripping.
Well pump motor overheating.
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The discharge head has dropped below the rated point and the pump is pumping too much liquid throttle the discharge to bring duty point back onto the curve trim the impeller reduce vsd speed.
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.
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.
If the troubleshooting in the 4 steps above do not resolve your problem it may be time to replace the pump and motor.
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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.
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This concludes part 1 a discussion of the causes of overheating in pumps.
On 2018 11 06 by vicki green.
I have cleaned the impeller and motor removing dust etc.
An overheating water pump can shorten the life of the motor and cause damage to surrounding piping.
Malfunctioning well pump pressure switch like any mechanical part your pressure switch can wear out and malfunction over time.
Under load it overheats within 2 3 minutes and restarts after a couple of minutes for about a minute.
I have an irrigation pump that runs well with no load.
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Operating conditions can cause a motor to overheat such as a well pump that runs continually because of other problems in the water system.
The motor requires excessive power.
Upon pulling the pump and motor you can check the splice connection at the motor.
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.
Even a brand new pump can get too hot and suddenly stop working and have to be replaced.