Help finding correct capacitor replacement

[Rasserfrasser]

Hi, all! When I turn on my pool motor, it hums for a second or two and then the breaker at the panel trips. I want to try replacing the capacitor to see whether that'll fix it but am having trouble finding a replacement at Amazon. Of the specs 35uf, 370VAC, 50/60Hz, and +/-6% I can find three out of four but so far I haven't managed to find one that meets all four specs. Or would it be okay to use one that has, say, +/-5% rather than +/-6%? Many thanks for any advice!

 

[ajw22]

You need the capacitor to be 35uf. Higher voltage is fine as is difference in +/-%.

Pump Capacitors - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[Rasserfrasser]

You need the capacitor to be 35uf. Higher voltage is fine as is difference in +/-%.

Pump Capacitors - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

Thank you, Allen.

 

[Rasserfrasser]

FWIW, I ordered this one--it's 1/4" too narrow but that'll be better than too wide.

 

[1poolman1]

Hi, all! When I turn on my pool motor, it hums for a second or two and then the breaker at the panel trips. I want to try replacing the capacitor to see whether that'll fix it but am having trouble finding a replacement at Amazon. Of the specs 35uf, 370VAC, 50/60Hz, and +/-6% I can find three out of four but so far I haven't managed to find one that meets all four specs. Or would it be okay to use one that has, say, +/-5% rather than +/-6%? Many thanks for any advice!

If that is truly a replacement motor on an Intelliflow, and the impeller wasn't changed, that motor will overheat and continue to have issues. The total horsepower of the original impeller could have been 3.9. The total horsepower of that motor is 2.25. The motor may have burned out and is causing the issue you're experiencing.

 

[Newdude]

For anyone struggling to find a replacement capacitor, my plumbing supply store said it was an electrical part and the electrical supply store said it was a plumbing part. Somebody at the hardware store told me to try the HVAC supply because they use similar capacitors for central ACs. They had one that was close enough and it worked great.