Well Pump Motor Overheating

I have cleaned the impeller and motor removing dust etc.

Well pump motor overheating.

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. The motor requires excessive power. Know the warning signs of an overheating pump. Subscribe ring the bell.

Under load it overheats within 2 3 minutes and restarts after a couple of minutes for about a minute. Even a brand new pump can get too hot and suddenly stop working and have to be replaced. Save money and hassle. Operating conditions can cause a motor to overheat such as a well pump that runs continually because of other problems in the water system.

On 2018 11 06 by vicki green. Http bit ly 2cpxssv have a quest. So your well water flow rate may be poor or your pump is at end of life or both. An overheating water pump can shorten the life of the motor and cause damage to surrounding piping.

There are a number of procedures for checking out whether you have a defective pump and or motor. 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. This concludes part 1 a discussion of the causes of overheating in pumps. Chris covers what to do if your jet pump is overheating and the thermal overload is tripping.

Malfunctioning well pump pressure switch like any mechanical part your pressure switch can wear out and malfunction over time. The liquid is heavier than expected check specific gravity viscosity. Thanks for your help. Check the pump and motor.

I have an irrigation pump that runs well with no load. A malfunctioning switch can cause the pump to run too often or too long and potentially burn out the 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.