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I posted several other threads about my LAARS heater.....so, I'm working on my heater and then the pool pump shuts off and I start smelling something funny. I first think the controller shut it off or maybe the relay went bad but, there it was......240V on my Fluke on the load side of the relay. I go back and feel the motor.....the damn thing is way hot! I just bought this Emerson 1HP pool motor a year ago from Leslie's. Anybody else have this issue? Emerson's website shows that this e-Line pool pump has a 12 month warranty.......guess I better haul a$$ back to Leslie's....pronto!!!!!!

WTF?

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Emerson motors are built with windings that are 1/2 copper, 1/2 aluminum, instead of complete copper like other motor mfg. Hayward tried using Emerson on a new pump (Tristar) and was deluged with failurs, and so switched back to AO Smith. Emerson used to have a good name, but it's tarnished now.

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What is your line voltage to the motor; 115 or 230? The motors come out of the box at 230 if it is dual voltage and if you are connecting it to a 115 V line, it will overheat and eventually fail.

If you are connecting it to the correct line voltage and setting the motor to match; check to be sure your voltage is not dropping under load. Check both line to ground to ensure both lines are sound.

When replacing the motor, are the seals sound or have you replaced the pump seal at all? Is it leaking?

Are the motors failing electrically or mechanically?

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