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aspendrive
Jun 11, 2011, 04:37 PM
Purchased pentair whisperflo pool pump, thinking it was going to be 110v, but I mitakenly ordered 115v. I let it run once, and it go too hot and turned off, then I realized what I did. Anything we can do at our 100v box to run another wire, breaker, etc to correct the problem.

stanfortyman
Jun 11, 2011, 05:56 PM
There is no difference between 110v and 115v. In fact, the nominal voltage in North America is 120/240v.

You did something else wrong to cause it overheat. Was it possibly wired for 240v by mistake?

ma0641
Jun 12, 2011, 09:07 AM
In the US, the standard voltage is 120VAC so 110 or 115 won't make much difference. Look at the motor label and tell us what the rating says.