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Anonymous Posted on Mar 12, 2010

Have a 12 lengths mechanical deep well, run by a 3HP US Motor. Wants to change the motor to a 1.5 HP to save on power. Tried this but the motor heats up. I presume I have to change the pulley size and or Flywheel, Right? What's the proper size?

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Thank you for posting your question here on Fixya.com.

No one can answer that for you without knowing information about the actual installation. In short, you can not lower the horsepower without dropping the load. If reducing the speed of the pump lowers the load enough you could then use a smaller drive motor but the pump will deliver less product as a result. Using a pump curve you should be able to calculate the reduced head from slowing the unit down and the horsepower required at that point of the pump curve. Size the motor accordingly. As a rule though, I doubt you could drop to half the horsepower and still operate the pump on its curve. You may need to put a 2 hp on it.

If this answer does not fix your problem, please comment with additional details prior to rating the answer. Positive feedback is appreciated once your problem is solved!

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