Motor, Century, 3.0 Horsepower, 230v, 2 Speed, 56 Y Frame | B2234

💧 Motor, Century, 3.0 Horsepower, 230v, 2 Speed, 56 Y Frame

Made by Century, manufacturer part number B2234. It is listed for the equipment shown below, so check the model on your own unit against that list.

✅ Listed for

• Balboa Water Group Dura-Jet DJ Series Pumps
• Jacuzzi Piranha “A” Pump
• Waterway Mustang/Workhorse Pump
• Waterway Executive 56 Frame Parts & Wetends
• Waterway EX2 Spa Pump 48-Frame & 56-Frame
• Waterway Viper 56-Frame 2-1/2″ Spa Pump
• 6.1″ Gecko Aqua Flo Flo-Master XP2 56-Frame
• Gecko Aqua Flo Flo-Master XP3 56-Frame Pump
• 6.3″ Diameter Gecko Aqua Flo Flo-Master XP2 56-Frame
• Gecko Aqua Flo Flo-Master XP2E 56-Frame

CAT: B2234 MODEL: F56AA55A01 TYPE: CXCP FR: P56Y HP: 3.0 SF: PH: 1 HZ: 60 RPM: 3450/1725 ROT: CCWPE

VOLTS: 230 AMPS: 10.0/1.8 MAX AMPS: SF AMPS: 9.7/1.6 TIME: CONT ENCL: ODP THERMALLY PROTECTED FORM: KJM CODE: J INSUL CLASS: F AMB.: 50

• PSC on High Speed
• E-Plus New Centurion Design
• Cap Start/Cap Run on Low Speed
• 50°C Ambient
• 3/8-16 UNC-2A Threads Includes Slinger
• 3-1/2” Shaft Height
• Four Thru Bolts on a 5.812 Bolt Circle

Century replacement spa pump motor – 3 HP, 230V, two speed, 56Y frame

⚙️ What this motor is

This is a replacement motor only, not a complete pump. It is a thru-bolt motor, which you can recognise by feet underneath and four long bolts that pass right through the motor into the wet end. It is a 56Y frame with a threaded shaft. It runs on 230V, two speed. It bolts to the wet end you already have, so the pump housing, impeller and plumbing stay where they are.

✅ Check these before you order

• Compare total horsepower, not nameplate horsepower. Multiply the horsepower on your old motor’s label by the service factor next to it, and compare that figure. This motor is rated 3 HP.
• Mounting. Thru-bolt motors suit spa, jetted tub and above-ground pump wet ends, and do not fit square flange pumps, so check yours matches before ordering.
• Frame size. Measure between the thru-bolt holes: about 3-5/8 inches apart is a 48 frame, about 4-1/8 inches is a 56 frame. Measuring beats reading the old label, because some makers labelled 48 frame motors as 56. This one is a 56Y frame.
• Shaft. This motor has a threaded shaft. A threaded shaft has the impeller screwed straight onto it; a keyed shaft is smooth with a groove down it. The two are not interchangeable.
• Voltage. This motor is 230V. Read it off the old motor’s label rather than assuming from the wiring – a spa wired for 240V can still run a 120V pump.
• Height. The capacitor sits in a raised hump on top of this motor, so measure your clearance if it sits under a spa skirt or below low plumbing.

🔧 When you fit it

• Fit a new shaft seal at the same time. A failed shaft seal lets water into the motor and is the most common reason a motor dies. Reusing the old one on a new motor is the quickest way to ruin it.
• Rotation. Pool and spa motors turn counter-clockwise seen from the shaft end, shown on the label as CCW or CCWPE. They cannot be reversed by swapping wires, so check the old label if it says anything different.
• Keep the horsepower the same unless you are changing the impeller too – the impeller is matched to the motor’s output.

🔩 Technical specifications

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