Reusing pool pump motors

On motors you will find that the white or sometimes yellow wire will normally be the common wire compared to the others being speed wires or capacitor wires. For example on a 220/240 furnace fan mufti speed motor you would have a white going to one leg of the power supply, red , blue and black for speeds, with only one connected to the other leg and the 2 browns to the capacitor. bear in mind that the unused speed wires are hot even when they aren't hooked up, so you must insulate them. The only color that is pretty much consistent is green for ground or bonding. Multi voltage motors can vary on how the fields are seriesed and paralleled so you will normally need a wiring diagram.

Art B
 
You can find a suitable Motor for your pool on Industrial Matrix. They don't sell the product but you can check & compare all technical details of different brand motors online there.
 
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