In the US Neutral and Ground are connected / bonded at the panel, and neutral is never used with 240 volts. So when you had the neutral connected you were putting the motor under a lot of strain, causing one winding to become like a brake which was causing the thermal cutout to trigger which stopped the motor until it cooled down. When you disconnected the neutral it was no longer under strain and worked as it should.
Normally we would have a long wait between your A Roll stuff when projects are ongoing, Adding B Roll just makes the wait even more enjoyable! Love these simple fix/repair videos.
@@augustreil No, it was just causing a ton of extra power to go across the motor coils. More power + resistance = HEAT! Split phase electric works by attaching a contact to the center of the secondary coil (aka the neutral.) Voltage between two hots is usually 220-250 volts. When you center-tap it, you get 110-125 volts. 2 speed means that the pump can run on either split phase 110-125, or full 220-250. Either way, you complete the circuit across the transformer. With the neutral connected, it added another path for electricity to short across instead of completing across the second hot leg, effectively causing a short circuit. Short circuit= more power + resistance = HEAT! The energy has to go somewhere! Hope I could help!
@@henrikvtcodes, Not being an electrician, it can be quite confusing to say the least ! I do know that short circuiting an electric motor, resistance, causing heat is not a good thing. I appreciate the explanation, thank you !
"Black wire and white wire is low speed." "Red wire and white wire are high speed." So if you connect the black, red, and white wires, what speed do you get? Answer: the wrong speed! It is trying to run at two speeds at once, and is fighting itself. Probably you would want it wired black and white at 110V for low speed, but their hack of connecting 220 across the black and red wires also works.
Yes I had the same thought, black + white for 110V is ideal but 2 legs of 120 also has the same result... so it is running on "low" speed now which is good for this application.
I dont feel like a video like this takes away anything from any of your other videos, sometimes its just fun to ride along, and see whats up. Good Video, thanks for publishing!
You're always doing something I find interesting. When you had the back off the pump I leaned forward to look at the wiring and head butted the monitor 😁
I knew you wouldn't give up until it was fixed . When you get that glass installed, I hope you video it . Levi has done his job training Cody to be an awesome lab like him. Hugs for Levi and Cody ❤ ❤
You may feel as though it was a simple video and only thinking it rates as B video but I'm find it interesting seeing you making use of something thats just gonna be thrown away and problem solving the pump issue by swapping the pumps, then the wire through process of elimination. Luckily the manufacturer was able to give you a diffent way to connect the electric
Man I wish I had your patience, I would had when and got a excavator and smashed the entire thing lol. I work in a landfill and you'd be amazed at all the good stuff people toss and hot tub galore. Great videos
Andrew good to see you again hope next summer will bring lots of videos love watching all the different thing you do thx for sharing your time with us. be safe up there. waiting for the next one
This is actually my favorite kind of video. I enjoy your on the job videos because they can be satisfying and you show off some neat things I can learn from and equipment I cannot afford, but I much prefer watching you tinker away for some reason.
Hello Andrew, I enjoy your videos so much even the B-Roll you got some macgyver style vibes that just pulls me in. I don’t know what it is, but the fixing adjusting and testing your videos just perfectly captures hanging out doing projects that really remind me of hanging out with my dad or grandpa. Please keep them coming I’m so proud of what you are able to build rebuild and tackle project wise. Stay safe and please keep pumping out the content ;) Love from Australia
Thank you for making a new video, Andrew, I wish you a great weekend, and hope you have had some fun on the lake lately. Best wishes from Jan in Norway
You do a lot of work. Specially on pump motors. And, continued on till the problem was remedied. You spoke to a very knowledgeable electrician. As far as a A & B video, yours was a/is a A+ 👍
Your fans just love hanging out with you on your adventures. It was a fun an interesting video and still way better than about 80% of anything else on oootube.
hello andrew wow you had a heck of a time getting your new hot tub pump and all the other's you got that where used for some reason they just wouldn't work for ya but at the end you got your new hot tub pump working thankgod sorry you had trouble for awhile with it and also at the end of your video the top part of your castle building looks good your doing a amazing job when your all finished with that it will look awesome so thankyou for this video and until next one i say bye for now from Randy from ontario,canada take care and stay safe out there .
I agree, thought the video was fine, enjoyed it myself. You have one fantastic view from the top of the castle looking out the area where you will have your windows, very nice!
The quality of your videos is in the work you do - you will fix things that most people won't. Keep it up! I really enjoy those hour long epic job videos but this is a great additional as well!
I am trying to figure out something. He just published this today. You and other commenters show you commented "one month ago". Haha. Small things like that keep me up at night. #shoutout to all Ohio fans of Andrews!!
Stand alone wood stove for the winter, hot cup of whatever, Cody(or other means of companionship), and a comfy chair and that view every morning. What a way to start the day. Would not get old one bit. You could sell that view as a screensaver. Thanks for the video.
No, any videos from you are very appreciated just because of all the educational aspects of your content. Keep up the great work they are all A videos 👍🏻
Looked to me like those are dual voltage motors, capable to be wired at 220v or 120v depending on where the wires are put on the terminals. There's usually a diagram on the side of the motor or on the back of the cover you took off. If the motor is set for 220v and you run it at 120v then it will have less than half its rated hp and get hot like yours did. If you hooked it at 120 and put 220v to it...its usually a few seconds and they're burnt up. Start Caps can be tested as well.
220v appliances for the most part do not use the neutral. You use the neutral only if the appliance has a motor or some other part that needs 120V then it uses one of the hot and the neutral to make 120V. A 220V pump uses all 220V and has no need for 120V, so you NEVER hook up the neutral.
@@winklerchr that dude youre replying to is talking about a normal country, he lives where you see 276 wires all plugged in together up on the poles in the streets i think. LOL talkin about 3 phase when Andrew is simply hooking up a damn hot tub pump
As mentioned elsewhere, most of these pumps are wired so they can be run at two speeds… If you have more than two inputs live at once, you’re gonna have a bad time. spaquip.com/images/products/detail/TT505Label.JPG (not an exact match, but typical)
@@winklerchr all the ac motors are three phase to make them work on a single phase you need electronics or you need a capasitor (but you loose 1/3 of the power and only on small motors) in the Eu we have Live 230volts Ν 0 volt over the pond you have 2 live wires and if you compine them you have the same 230volts but your diaghrams are a bit complicated i can't figure how the coils are connected but i think it is the same.
Andrew. Your enthusiasm is infectious. "I know this is a "B" roll video" :-) Please remember that for some of us any content you post is considered great. Your commentary's are a big part of what we enjoy along with your sense of humour. All the very best to you from London UK.
Nothing wrong with this video, you helped dispose of a hot-tub which made the couple happy and only through your persistence, discovered something new and fixed the problem
Never be afraid to put up that "B-Roll." We can tell when you put hard work into your vids. You've gotten really good at editing these videos. We like to watch all of it, man.
So I live on a lake and this reminds me of every spring I have to free up our pump down at the water we used to go back to the store and return it for a new one until one summer that we lost the receipt so we got a new one and I took the old one apart and just spun it by hand Freed it right up and now we have two lol now when they seize I just go at it with a drill lol great vid man
Another fantastic video I have thousands of those Cana lillies in my garden for many years they can grow to 8 foot high and multiply quickly. After the frosts I just cut them back to a foot high for next season with a blade on the whipper snipper. Warn weather comes hey take off again we dont get snow here where I am in Australia so not sure if the freeze would kill the bulb during your winter. Just dig the bulbs up and keep dry till your ready to plant again. They come in alot of colours and love water. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺😀😀😀
Andrew, love watching your videos with the kids! Your pump may be getting hot because it's trying to pump too much water. You can easily reduce the power required by restricting your outlet diameter. Check out the manufacturers pump curve and add a restriction in your discharge piping to get your pump in the most efficient point on the curve.
These videos are great. I loved watching you kick the shit out of the old hot tub! Reminded me of when you'd kick open the tailgate of the F800! Makes me laugh EVERY TIME!
I had a problem similar once with the motor struggling under load, once its speed slowed down enough then the starting circuit would turn on which runs the motor really hot. Put an amp gauge on the motor to see if it's drawing more current than its plate says if it does, then you can reduce the load/current in that kind of pump by restricting it's flow as the flow is what loads that kind of pump. The spas that the pumps came out of have high restrictions with all the small lines. Pretty sure that's what's going on with your system, changing the voltages in the pump looks to have slowed it down just enough to be able to handle the load so hopefully you don't need anything i have written. Thanks for another video!
yes, i've sometimes had to experiment when faulty instructions had been supplied. what a pain! meanwhile, progress seems getting along, despite some problems. you're gonna have great results in a while! thanks for the video! seems you have had so much to get done that videos have had to wait, etc.
Let’s face it Andrew is a man of many talents he has some awesome labs foxes anything and always makes a fun and educational video along the way thanks Andrew you earned a sub.
