Motor

[hellgap]

I know ive asked about this before but i changed my mind for now and bought a 1 hp motor its a fan over century it will reverse its a farm duty HERE IS THE LABEL is this 110 all i need is to wire it and plug it in . I bought a switch as well good for up to 20 amp at 125 v up to 1.5 hp so i think i have the right switch. Could someone help me figure out how to wire it up right. thanks kellyw

 

[Sawce]

I know ive asked about this before but i changed my mind for now and bought a 1 hp motor its a fan over century it will reverse its a farm duty HERE IS THE LABEL is this 110 all i need is to wire it and plug it in . I bought a switch as well good for up to 20 amp at 125 v up to 1.5 hp so i think i have the right switch. Could someone help me figure out how to wire it up right. thanks kellyw

Follow the low voltage instructions there on the label. And remember when wiring the switch you only want to break (switch) the hot wire.

Attach brown, red, orange to each other.
Attach yellow, white and black to each other and then to the neutral wire of your power sorce. (usually white in an extension cord or romex type wiring)
attach the yellow/black to the black (hot) wire of your power sorce.

Hope that helps

 

[hellgap]

Im just goona cut a extension cord at about 8ft long so i have a little room to move it. WHATcolors are in an extension cord white black and red ?? What you mean the neutral wire of my power source. ? I think i got you after reading it again . I connect the yellow/black to the white wire on the extention cord but im wireing in a switch ?There are 4 terminals on the switch its like a 20 amp toggle 125 v .

 

[Sawce]

Im just goona cut a extension cord at about 8ft long so i have a little room to move it. WHATcolors are in an extension cord white black and red ?? What you mean the neutral wire of my power source. ? I think i got you after reading it again . I connect the yellow/black to the white wire on the extention cord but im wireing in a switch ?There are 4 terminals on the switch its like a 20 amp toggle 125 v .

on the switch you only want to break the (hot) wire. The neutral just bypasses the switch. In other words your (hot) wire should be the only one connected to your switch. Cut hot wire and connect one end to the in and one to the out terminals on switch.

 

[J. Rosa]

You only use the terminals on one side of the switch (right top and bottom or left top and bottom). Sawce is correct in telling you to cut the hot wire and connect it at each end. Initially the cord has a white, black, and green wire (green is ground and should connect somewhere to the housing of your motor, just look for the ground symbol usually somewhere near the other wires on it). The plug connects to the wall drawing current. It then runs to one end of the switch with the hot wire (black) only connecting to the switch and then runs out the other end of the switch also connected to the hot wire (all on terminals on one side of the switch). The white wire of the cord stays connected with white and the green stays connected with green (if you cut the cord all the way through you can cap white to white and then green to green seperately). After that connect the cord to the motor like sawce said using the diagram for the low voltage for your connections and wire groupings. I have a slow blow fuse wired into my switch just in case but I'm a safety nut. I should note that I am not an electrician and this is not professional advise. This has worked for me but you should follow all advice given with caution. You can get simple household wiring books from your local library and can consult an electrican for better safety and accuracy. Got to get that safety and disclaimer out.