Wiring Pool Pump Motor

Run this wire from from a reinforcing rod to the pressure wire connector provided on the motor housing.

Wiring pool pump motor.

Wire the twist lock receptacle. Lastly your pool pump motor must be bonded in accordance with local electrical code requirements. With the main service off to the house wire in gfci circuit breakers to the electrical panel. The green ground wire connects to the green ground screw and the other two power leads will connect to the two power terminals marked usually l1 and l2.

Most pool pumps use a 220 volt capacitor start induction run csi electric motor wired directly to a pool timer through a flexible conduit or whip. Many pool pump motors use a thermal overload protector that prevents the motor s windings from overheating. Plug in the pool pump and cover it with a weatherproof cover. Connect an 8 gauge wire to the metal posts of the pool the pump and the metal plate on the skimmer and then wire that to the pump to bond the entire pool.

The pool timer acts like an automated switch.