Filter housing not pressurizing

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Filter housing not pressurizing

Postby Pumpissues » Sun 17 Mar, 2019 18:05

I just installed a new century 3/4 hp pump motor. When I try to prime the pump the pump gets hot and shuts off. The basket fills up, the pressure relief valve is sending a steady stream of water out of it. When I close the valve the pressure in the filter housing never goes up, I get no outflow to the pool and the pump overheats. Any suggestions?


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Re: Filter housing not pressurizing

Postby Denniswiseman » Mon 18 Mar, 2019 02:59

It seems that you have a valve on the outlet turned off
Did it all work before you changed your pump motor
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Re: Filter housing not pressurizing

Postby Pumpissues » Mon 18 Mar, 2019 07:45

The bearings In the pump motor went out and the motor seized up. Prior to the pump motor going out it was running fine. Would having a outlet valve closed cause the filter pressure not to rise, after bleeding it?
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Re: Filter housing not pressurizing

Postby Teapot » Mon 18 Mar, 2019 08:40

Pressure relief valve?
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Re: Filter housing not pressurizing

Postby Pumpissues » Mon 18 Mar, 2019 10:12

Sorry the valve on the top of the filter housing, that you bleed when priming.
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Re: Filter housing not pressurizing

Postby Denniswiseman » Mon 18 Mar, 2019 15:46

Can you load some images of your layout so that we can get a better understanding of your layout
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Re: Filter housing not pressurizing

Postby Pumpissues » Sun 24 Mar, 2019 12:46

I have solved the issue. I feel kind of foolish about the solution being so simple. This model is shipped with the voltage switch being on high voltage by default. I had 110 running to it, that is why the pump wouldn’t output enough pressure to prime. After switching the voltage selector to low, the pump runs like new.
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Re: Filter housing not pressurizing

Postby Denniswiseman » Sun 24 Mar, 2019 15:23

Thanks for posting back your solution as it may help others with thesame problem
We don't have that issue in the UK as our voltage is 240
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Re: Filter housing not pressurizing

Postby Pumpissues » Sun 24 Mar, 2019 15:59

I appreciate the help with the troubleshooting.
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Re: Filter housing not pressurizing

Postby Teapot » Sun 24 Mar, 2019 16:56

Seconded, thanks for coming back and explaining
Glad you sorted it.

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