A.O. Smith Pool & Spa Motor manuale d’uso

I n s t a l l a t i o n — M ain t enanc e — S e rv i c e — T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g CENTUR Y ® POOL & SPA MOTOR MANUAL[...]

1 W el c om e t o A. O . Sm i th ’ s li n e of Ce n tu ry ® M o to r s. Th i s p oc k et m a n u a l i s d e si gn e d fo r o n e pu rp o se — t o ma k e it s im p le f or yo u t o i ns ta l l , m ai n ta i n a n d t ro ub le s h oo t C en t ur y po ol an d s pa mo t or s . Co n tr a ry t o w h at y ou m a y b e t hi n ki ng j us t n o w , yo [...]

2 Re p la c em en t s fo r ev e ry br a nd . E ve r y no w an d t h e n y ou p ro ba b l y co me a c r o s s a m ot or th at ’ s be y on d r e p a i r . W he n y ou d o , r e me m b er t h at A .O . S m it h m an uf ac t u r e s re pl ac e m e nt p oo l an d s p a mo t or s fo r p r ac t i c al ly e v er y br a n d y ou ’ l l ev e r e n c o u n[...]

3 C e n t u r y Pu mp M oto rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 De si gn F ea tur e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 N am epl at e In for m a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 Mot or T r oub les ho ot ing M oto r Fa il s T o St art (ma ke s no s ou nd) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 9 M oto r Fa il s T o S t art (hu ms, tri es to s t ar t, bl ows f us e o r tri ps br e a k e r ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 0 M oto r S tar ts But S hu ts Do wn (ov er lo ad p r o b l e m [...]

5 C e n t u r i o n ® , C- fl a n ge S wit ch les s “1 081 ” M ot or • Sta nd ar d Ef f i c i e n c y • E-P lu s, Hi gh E f f i c i e n c y • 1 ⁄ 2 – 5 Hp • No S wi tch , No Go ver n o r • S ingl e p ha se or thr ee ph as e • Sui ta bl e fo r op er ati on at 5 0 Hz , 1. 0 se r v ice f act or • A lum in um o r ca st iro n NE M[...]

6 C e n t u r i o n ® , S qu ar e Fl an ge S wit ch les s “1 081 ” M oto r • Sta nd ar d Ef f i c i e n c y • E-P lu s, Hi gh E f f i c i e n c y • 1 ⁄ 2 – 5 Hp • No S wi tch , No Go ver n o r • 3 03 s ta in les s s teel t h r e ade d s ha ft • Sui ta bl e fo r op er ati on at 50 Hz , 1. 0 se rvi ce f act or • Si ngl e or th [...]

7 F lex - 48™ Sin gle -S pe ed M oto rs , Thr u-B olt Mo u n t S uit ab le f or j e tt ed t ubs an d a bov e - gro u nd poo ls an d sp as . • 1 ⁄ 2 - 3 H p • 56 -fr ame co nv ersi on bas e • 3- 1 ⁄ 2 ” s haft h eigh t • 3 ⁄ 8 ” th rea de d s haf t • A uto -r ese t ov er lo ad p ro t e c t i o n • 1 .0 s erv ice fa cto r Fle [...]

8 2 . Al l T h re a d e d sh af t s a r e 3 03 s t ai n l e ss s t ee l f o r s u pe r i or c o r r os io n r e si st a n ce . Ke y ed sh a f t of c ar b o n s t ee l i s i r on p h o sp h a t e t re a te d t o p r e ve nt r u st . St a i n le ss s t e el s h af t s p r ov i de d o n ca s t i ro n C -f l a n g e, k e ye d s h af t p r o d u c t . 3[...]

W h en you ne ed in for mat io n ab ou t th e mo to r y o u ’ r e serv i ci ng , you ’l l a lwa ys be ab le to f in d it p ri nte d o n th e mo to r na mep lat e. On A .O. Smi th mot ors th e nam ep la te is us ua lly fou nd on the si de o f t he m o t o r , b elo w th e ca pa cit or . Sh ow n be low is a sa mp le po ol m oto r id en ti fica ti[...]

1 .C A T NO (C at a log Nu mb er): This nu mbe r in di cat es tha t th e mo tor is a st o ck ra ti ng, re adi ly a va ila bl e f r o m s ta nd ard in ven tor y as a re pl ace me nt p ool m o t o r . 2 . P A R T : Thi s id en tif ie s th e m oto r ’ s spe cif ic de sign b y pa rt nu mb er . 3 . FR ( Fr ame ): The fr ame id en tif ie s the mo unt i[...]

id ent if y mot or s n ot sp ec if ied b y N EM A mo unt in g a nd sha ft sta nd ard s. 4 .T Y P E : Th e e lec t ri cal de sig n of the m ot or is sh ow n b y it s ty pe . A. O. Smi th u ses “C X” t o id ent ify it s s wit ch le ss de si gn. O the r c ode s in cl ud e “ CS ” for c a p a c i t o r- s t a r t , “ S P” for sp li t -p h as[...]

m ax imu m ho rs epow er (H p x S F). 1 2 .T I M E : T ime i nd ic ates th e du ty cyc le of t he mo tor . P ool an d sp a m oto rs ar e ge ner al ly rat ed f or c on tin uous du ty . 1 3 . AMB (A mbi ent T e m p e r a t u re ) : The ma xim um amb ie nt ( sur rou ndi ng ) te mpe ra tur e i n whi c h th e m oto r is de sig ned to op er ate . T his t[...]

Th e nu mb er o ne ene my of a mot or i s he at. O ver hea ti ng a lwa ys r e s u l t s w he nev er t he re i s a l ac k of cle an , con ti nua ll y- cir c u l a t i n g ai r f or a mot or . Hea t c an dama ge a mo to r’ s wi nd ing s, in sula tio n, be ar ing lu bri can t an d ru n c ap aci tor . In sho r t , he at can qu ic kly de cr eas e t he[...]

C e n t u r y and N ep tu ne mot ors hav e s up erio r re sis tan ce to m oi stur e, but you sh oul d a voi d pl ac ing t he mo t or wh er e it ca n b e spl as hed. A voi d in st all ing th e mot or in l ow sp ot s wh ere it co ul d col le ct wat er a nd be f loo ded . In fac t, i t’ s pr oba bl y a g ood ide a t o el ev ate t he mot or at l ea s[...]

Th e tas k o f wir in g you r mo to r is fai rl y s im ple . T he wi rin g di ag ram s sho wn on th e fo ll owi ng pa ge s ar e co lo r - c o d e d for ea sy r ead in g. T he appr opr ia te par t n um ber is li st ed i n ea ch i llu st rat io n, j us t in cas e y ou n eed to o rde r th e co mpl et e wi rin g di ag ra m or co nn ec ti on la be l st [...]

1 6 11 5V Pow er Lin e Max imu m Dis tan ce f ro m Fu se B ox to Mot or Mo to r Hp 5 0 ’ 1 0 0 ’ 1 5 0 ’ 2 0 0 ’ 1 ⁄ 3 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 ⁄ 2 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 ⁄ 4 1 2 1 2 1 0 8 1 1 2 1 0 8 8 1 - 1 ⁄ 2 1 0 1 0 8 6 2 1 0 866 3 ———— 23 0V P owe r Li ne Max imum Dis tan ce fr om Fuse Box to M oto r Mo to r Hp 5 0 ’ 1 0 0 ’ 1[...]

1 7 W it h a few s im pl e to ol s, yo u’ ll be r ead y fo r ju st a bou t an y ki nd of ba si c mo tor ser vic e. T o mak e y our jo b e asi er w hen ins ta ll ing or s ervic i ng a po ol or spa mot or , m ake sur e th at you h av e t hes e to ol s i n you r to ol box b ef ore yo u be gi n wor kin g.. . • S t a n d a r d scr e w d r i v e r ?[...]

1 8 A n op era ti ng mo tor is us ual ly too ho t to to uc h by han d. I t sho ul d be lo cate d a way fro m dir ect s un li ght an d ot her h eat so ur ce s, suc h a s lau nd ry ap pl ian ce s an d wa te r h ea ter s. P rov id e fo r am ple a ir ci r cul ati o n ar o und the m o t o r . C lea n t h e a ir i nlet s a s r e q u i r ed , m ak ing s u[...]

1 9 B e f o r e yo u e ven tou ch the m o t o r , M AK E SUR E THE PO WER IS OF F . Al wa ys tu rn t he po wer of f at the el ec tri cal se rvi ce e ntr an ce f use or b rea ke r bo x, to p r e v e n t p ossi bl e el ec tri c sh oc k. T o pr ev ent ele ct ric al s ho ck whe n to uch in g th e m oto r , b e sur e w i n di ng s an d ca pa cit or are [...]

2 0 v ol ta ge is wi thi n t he pr ope r ra ng e, che ck fo r c on tin ui ty t hro ug h th e pr o t e c t o r . 5 . Che ck fo r ov erl oa di ng fr om o the r ap pl ia nce s o n t he sam e c ir cu it as th e mo to r . 6 . Ins pe ct t he mo tor wi ndi ng s fo r co nt inu it y . 7 . If v ol ta ge is p ro per at t er mi nals an d th e m oto r is co ld [...]

2 1 c apa ci tor us ing an oh m met er (see “ T rou bl esh oot ing A Cap aci to r” p ag e 23) . 5 . Ro tat e th e mo to r sh af t. I f yo u he ar a gr in din g s ou nd, dis as semb le th e mo tor and ch eck : th e co ndi ti on s of be ari ng s, a r oto r rub bi ng th e s ta t or , c o r r o sion , a cra cke d f ram e, clo gg ed f an o r o b s t[...]

2 2 1 . Mou nt ing , m oto r co up lin g an d br ack ets . T igh t en l oo se nu ts, bo lt s or s et s cr e w s . 2 . If a no tic eab le dra g i s pr ese nt , ch eck the be ar ing s a nd be ar in g lo ad s pri ng. 3 . Ma ke s ure mot or f an mo ve s f reel y a nd ro tor is n’ t ru bb in g st at or . Loo k fo r lo os e o r bi ndi n g pa rt s in si[...]

6 . Che ck t he s tar t sw itch fo r br ok en con ta ct w eld s o r a b rok en spr in g. 7 . C heck th e ca pa cit or wit h a n oh mme te r . A bu lge d c ap aci tor ind ic at es fa ilu re on m ost mot ors . B ut w it h a C en tur ion , th e o nl y w ay to veri fy a fa il ed c ap aci tor is w ith the oh mme ter . I N F O R M A TI ON NE EDE D FO R M[...]

B EST WA Y TO US E A VO L T - AMM ETE R Fo r Vo lta ge Che ck 1 . A tta ch l ea ds t o th e vo lt- am met er a nd se l e ct t he pr ope r v olt ag e sc ale . 2 . T est vo lt ag e at t he mo tor l i ne te rmi na ls and v er ify t ha t it ’ s wi thi n l imi ts whil e t he mot or i s op er atin g. 3 . Vo lt ag e sho ul d be wit hin ± 10% o f th e d[...]

be arin gs be caus e th is coul d d ama ge th e mo t or a nd cau se a r e t u r n se rv i ce c all. 1. TUR N THE PO WER OFF 2 . Rem ov e th e co ve r fr om th e m oto r and di sc onn ect t he el ect r ica l su pp ly le a ds f rom the te rmi na l bo ar d. The n r emov e t he ele ctr ic al c abl e o r co nd uit fro m th e e nd f ram e. 3 . Rem ov e t[...]

6 . Rem ov e th e b ear ing ( s) f rom th e mo to r sh aft , f oll ow in g th ese st ep s as ne ces sar y : a ) Rem ov e sh aft co ll ars use d to se cu re b eari ng s. D o n ’ t re us e a be ar in g th a t is r em ove d fr om t he sh af t. 7 . Ins tal l t he n ew s ha ft b ear in g(s ). It is imp ort an t t o pr es s on ly o n th e be a rin g in[...]

I f y ou r po ol o r sp a m oto r sh ou ld n eed att en tio n w h il e s ti ll un de r wa r r a n t y , w e r e q u i r e th at y ou hav e it ser vic ed at a Au tho ri zed A.O . Sm it h Se rvi ce Cent er t o qu ali fy fo r wa rr ant y c ov erag e. Whe n or de rin g pa r t s , re fer to t he p ar t nu mbe r an d s eria l n umb er on the mo tor nam e[...]

2 8 C e n t u r i o n ® S wi tch le ss (Ea sy C on nect ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 , 30 C e n t u r i o n ® S wi tch le ss (Mfg . prio r 11 / 91) . . . . . . . 31, 32 , 45 1 0 8 1 , W is hbo ne ( Old St yl e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3, 3 4, 3 5 1 0 8 1 , Si ngl e Ar m S wi tch ( Old S tyl e) . . .[...]

Fo r m oto rs man uf act ur ed in / afte r No v . , 19 91 ( Ser ia l #B J1 1) Dua l V o l t a g e T ype CX - 1 ⁄ 2 to 1 1 ⁄ 2 H p 23 0/1 15 V o l t S w i t c h l e s s 2 9 CENTURION ® /SE/II[...]

3 0 F or m oto rs ma nu fa ctu re d in /a fter No v ., 1 99 1 (Se ri al #B J1 1) Sin gl e V o l t a g e T ype CX -1 1 ⁄ 2 - 5 H p 2 30 V o l t S w i t c h l e s s CENTURION ® /SE/II[...]

3 1 Du al V o l t a g e 11 5/2 30 V o l t T yp e CX – 1 ⁄ 2 t o 1 1 ⁄ 2 H p Swi tc hl ess F or mo to r s ma nu fa ctu re d pr ior to N ov . 1 991 . (S er ial #B J11 ) CENTURION ®[...]

3 2 S ing le V o l t a g e 2 30 V o l t T y pe C X–2 , 3 & 4 Hp Swi tc hl ess F or mo to r s m anu fa ctu re d pr ior t o No v . 19 91 . (Se ria l #B J1 1) CENTURION ®[...]

3 3 1 15/ 230 V o l t T y p e CS – 1 ⁄ 2 to 1 1 ⁄ 2 H p Wi shb on e (O ld S tyl e) 1081[...]

3 4 11 5/2 30 V o l t T yp e C P–2 Hp W ishb on e (O ld S tyl e) 1081[...]

3 5 23 0 V o l t T yp e C P–3 Hp W ishb on e (O ld S tyle ) 1081[...]

3 6 11 5/2 30 V o l t T yp e CS – 1 ⁄ 2 t o 1 1 ⁄ 2 H p S in gle Arm Swi tc h (O ld S tyl e) 1081[...]

3 7 11 5/2 30 V o l t T yp e C P–2 Hp S ingl e A rm Swit ch ( Old Sty le ) 1081[...]

3 8 23 0 V o l t T yp e C X–2 and 3 Hp Swi tc hl ess (Old S tyle ) E-PLUS ®[...]

3 9 1 15 V o l t T yp e CS M– 1 ⁄ 2 t o 3 ⁄ 4 H p Wi shbo ne (O ld S tyl e) 2-SPEED[...]

4 0 23 0 V o l t T yp e C SM– 1 an d 1 1 ⁄ 2 H p W is hbo ne ( Old Sty le ) 2-SPEED[...]

4 1 23 0 V o l t T yp e CP M–2 Hp Wi shbo ne (O ld S tyl e) 2-SPEED[...]

4 2 ( F o r m er l y i de nti fi ed as G o u l d - G u a rd ) 11 5/2 30 V o l t T yp e CS – 1 ⁄ 2 to 1 Hp (Old St yle ) MICRO-SWITCH MOTOR[...]

4 3 ( F o r m erl y i dent if ie d as G o u l d - G u a rd ) 2 30 V o l t T yp e C X–1 1 ⁄ 2 H P S wit ch le ss (O ld S tyl e) SWITCHLESS MOTOR[...]

4 4 ( F o r m erl y i dent if ie d as G o u l d - G u a rd ) 2 30 V o l t T ype CX– 2 a nd 3 HP Sw it chl es s (O ld S tyl e) SWITCHLESS MOTOR[...]

4 6 T wo -Sp ee d S ing le V o l t a g e 1 15 V o l t T ype C XP M– 1 ⁄ 2 / .0 6 to 3 ⁄ 4 / .1 0 Hp So li d-St ate Swi tc h CENTURION ®[...]

4 7 T wo- Sp eed Sin gl e V o l t a g e 23 0 V o l t T yp e CX PM– 1/. 12 to 2/. 25 Hp S ol id- St at e Swi tc h CENTURION ®[...]

4 8 Dua l V o l t a g e 11 5/2 30 V o l t T yp e C X– 3 ⁄ 4 to 1 1 ⁄ 2 H p Sw it chl es s E-PLUS ® SWITCHLESS[...]

4 9 Sin gl e V o l t a g e 23 0 V o l t T yp e C X–2 and 3 Hp Swi tc hle ss E-PLUS ® SWITCHLESS[...]

5 0 T wo Sp eed Sin g le V o l t a g e 11 5 V o l t T yp e SP M– 3 ⁄ 4 / .10 HP FLEX 48 ® FRAME[...]

5 1 T wo -Sp ee d Sin gl e V o l t a g e 11 5 or 23 0 V o l t T yp e CX SM 1 1 ⁄ 2 /.1 8 HP T yp e CX SM 2.0 /.2 5 HP t h r o ug h 4. 5/ .50 Spl HP FLEX 48 ® FRAME[...]

5 2 T wo -Sp ee d Sin gl e V o l t a g e 11 5 or 23 0 V o l t T yp e C SM 1. 0/ .12 Hp 11 5 V o l t T yp e C SM 1. 0/ .16 Hp 11 5 V o l t T yp e C SM 1. 5/ .18 Hp 23 0 V o l t T yp e C SM 2. 0/ .25 Hp 23 0 V o l t FLEX 48 ® FRAME[...]

5 3 Sin gl e V o l t a g e 11 5 V o l t T yp e SP – 1 ⁄ 2 t o 1 1 ⁄ 2 H p FLEX 48 ®[...]

5 4 D ual V o l t a g e 2 30/ 11 5 V o l t T ype CS –1 1 ⁄ 2 to 4 Sp l Hp FLEX 48 ®[...]

5 5 F or Cen t ury Po ol, S pa or J e tt ed T u b M oto r s T o id en ti fy t he mo nth and ye ar y our Cen tu r y p oo l, s pa or jet ted tu b m oto r w as ma nu fa ctu re d you nee d t o kn ow the se ri al c ode . T he se ria l c ode o n t he n ame plat e i s ma de up of thr e e p a r t s: ser ial le tte r (y ea r), se ria l n umb er (mon th ), a[...]

5 6 S ing le V o l t a g e 23 0 V o l t T yp e CP 1 1 ⁄ 2 2& 3 Hp N E P T U N E ® 2 Co mp ar tm en t Mo t or s[...]

5 7 Dual Voltage T ype CP 230/115 Volt 1 ⁄ 2 -1 1 ⁄ 2 Hp N E P T U N E ® 2 Co mp ar t men t Mo t or s[...]

5 8 Du al V o l t a g e T yp e CS 2 30/ 115 V o l t 1 ⁄ 3 - 1 1 ⁄ 2 H p N E P T U N E ® 2 C omp ar tm en t Mot o rs[...]

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