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Re: Am I able to step this motor down to 115 ? Plate...
It depends on how many motor wires you have available to work with .. IF the name plate says 220 volts , not 120 / 220 volts , then no. If there are only 2 wires for the motor, then NO
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take off back panel of motor if a switch turn to 115 volts or 120 volts what ever choice they give you if no switch see side of motor it will show you on low voltage to move the brown and white wires
Hello No there is no switch in the motor.Correct voltage is done by hooking up incoming power to a combination of internal wires or contacts.
There should be a wiring diagram on the cover where the hookup is.Or on the outside case of the motor. The high and low speed doesnt make sence to me.Check the rpm of the motor it should be one rpm continueous. Unless this is a Hvac motor and not a pool pump motor.Possible you may have been sold the wrong motor. Usually a pool pump is 115 volts 1 speed and 1 rpm continuos duty.Unless you specify 230 volts.
There should be a wiring diagram on the name plate of the motor, or inside the wiring compartment or on that cover . Would be something with dots and HI , LO, and wire numbers.. or just a notation of 120 , 220 volts.
How is it wired now?
Thank you for posting your question here on Fixya.com. A 2 HP motor is usually only going to connect to 230V 1~ because of the high amp draw if ran on 115V. The motor itself should say 115/230 V and then would also read 24/12 Amp. It seems based upon your post it is not a dual voltage motor, likely for the reason I stated. You can not reconnect the motor from series to parallel because the winding connections to the leads are not brought out for you to do so. Otherwise it would be labeled for 115/230. You can of course try to get a 2 HP 115 volt rated motor or try to reconnect a circuit where you wish to use the compressor to bring the 230 V to it. In the long run, you would be better off running the motor on 230V. 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! John
All motors are different depending on what plant they came from, when they were made and so on. The wire plate will have letters or numbers on it and the wires will be color coded and you will have a wireing diagrahm on the side of the motor. If it has been painted over a little acitone or nailpolish remover will clean it. Sorry I can't be more help.
It should be. Look closely at the motor nameplate and you should see a small diagram telling how to connect the motor for 115v or 230v. Most newer pumps have a small selector of some sorts. Either a plug that pulls off a couple post the include an idicator arrow for where to set the plug for either voltage, or a dial you turn to show it. Either way, you should be able to set the motor for 115 rather easily.
However, I believe that this motor will be more efficient at 230v depending on load conditions. At 115v this motor will draw more amps and tend to run hot, but situation rules. Enjoy
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