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9 Trouble Shooting
MOTOR DOES NOT START
1) Disconnect switch or circuit breaker in off
position
2) Fuses blown or thermal overload open
3) Locked motor shaft
4) Motor windings burned out
5) Defective starting switch inside singl
phase motor
6) Disconnected or defective wiring
7) Low voltage
PUMP DOES NOT REACH FULL SPEED
1) Low voltage
2) Pump connected for wrong voltage
MOTOR OVERHEATS (protector trips)
1) Low voltage
2) Motor windings connected for wrong
voltage on dual voltage model
3) Inadequate ventilation
PUMP DELIVERS NO WATER
1) Pump is not primed
2) Closed valve in suction or discharge line
3) Leakage or air into suction system
4) Impeller clogged
LEAKAGE OF WATER AT SHAFT
1) Shaft seal requires replacement
LOW PUMP CAPACITY
1) Valve in suction or discharge line partly
closed
2) Suction or discharge line partly plugged
3) Suction or discharge line too small
4) Plugged basket in skimmer or hair and
lint strainer
5) Dirty filter
6) Impeller clogged
HIGH PUMP PRESSURE
1) Discharge valve or inlet fittings closed
too much
2) Return lines too small
3) Dirty filters
NOISY PUMP AND MOTOR
1) Plugged basket in skimmer or hair in lint
strainer
2) Worn motor bearings
3) Valve in suction line partly closed
4) Suction line partly plugged
5) Vacuum hose plugged or too small
6) Pump not supported properly
AIR BUBBLES AT INLET FITTINGS
1) Leakage of air into suction line at
connections or valve stem
2) Cover gasket of hair and lint strainer
needs cleaning
3) Low water level in pool
NOTE: If the recommendations in the trouble shooting portion of this manual do not solve your
particular problem(s), please contact your local dealer for service.
