hjames710 Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 I just put a rebuilt motor/pump in my tub. It works, but it's getting extremely hot, and kicking on and off. I have a warranty on it. But I'd like to avoid draining my hot tub again, as water is expensive here in Colorado. What should I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan.The.Spa.Man Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Sounds like it may be a 220 volt motor and you may have 110 volts going to it. The motor may be 220 volt only, or hopefully it is convertible. If so it will say 110V/220V on the sticker under "voltage". If it does then you would need to follow the diagram that says 110V or low voltage. It should show a diagram for both setups and it would just be a matter of moving some of the wires in the motor. If it is a 220V only motor then it will not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjames710 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 You were right. My hot tub dealer wired it wrong. Re-wired, and it works great. It still gets pretty hot, but I would expect it to. Should I put a computer fan in there or something to cool it? It hasn't been kicking off or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spa_Guru Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Normal motor temp is about 160-180f, just a little too hot to touch, the motor has a fan built into the armeture to cool it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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