Hey y'all... hope y'all are having a great summer. I have a question about my pool pump. I replaced the motor last year... 1HP AOSmith? Worked like a charm last year..... BUT.... this year, it seems to be hard to start. I can turn the pump switch on... and it hums from the motor. Sometimes it will hum for about 5 seconds, then start the pump up... sometimes, I switch it off.... wait.... then try again. Sometimes it takes about 5 tries or more before it will turn the pump on. I would love to have it crank right up since I want to get my timer going this year to save a few bucks.

I remember one time replacing a starter capacitor on my old motor a few years ago before it gave up the ghost... but don't see one on this motor... unless it's inside. Could this be the culpret to it not starting right away?

Any help would be greatly appreciated !!

Rock G in SC