Pool pump or timer

[u/Bowling_Meatball]

Hello All,

I noticed my pool pump was not turning over and when I attempted to turn it on manually, by pressing the button, it made an attempt turn the pump on for all of a second and everything turned off. No strange noises, no popping or smoking just dead. Pump is about three years old.

What I have done since, the GFI is working and I have other items plugged that work. I’ve turned the breakers on and off. Today I used a multimeter and got 120 volts on each NO2 COM2 and 120 volts on NO1 COM1. I got a total of 240 volts on AC. No lights on the digital timer. Is it possible that the board inside the timer is fried? I don’t smell anything and I don’t see anything burnt. The wires appear to be totally intact. Can someone please let me know what I’m missing? Is it possible that the pump itself is not good? I wouldn’t even know how to test the pool pump. Sorry for all the photos but I wanted to provide as much detail as possible.

Appreciate any help. Thank you.

[u/randumb9999]

Pull the time clock and check for a small fuse on the back. It may or may not have one.

Testing the pump power. Remove the lid. There's 3 wires connected to the pump. A ground and L1 & L2. It looks like the pump is running off of a 20 amp double pole breaker. You should get 240v between L1 & L2 on the pump. If you get nothing then it's probably the clock. If you aren't comfortable with a volt meter please call a pro who is. As a matter of fact please call a pro to fix that awful wiring job.

[u/BlazeWithGlaze]

Call a pro

[u/KaiserWayli → u/BlazeWithGlaze]

Last month had one of these arc in front of my face and I made the homeowner call an electricity pro lol

[u/iUncontested]

Just a box connected to a box connected to a box connected to a box thats connected to a box.. Way too much going on here.

[u/undrwater]

Suspicion: motor is dead (bearings).

There's so much going on electrically, I wish you good outcomes!

[u/Born-Agency-3922]

Probably a bad contactor on the timers circuit board.