Motor, Nidec, 1.65thp, 230V, 2-Spd,56YFr, w/Timer, SQFL,ODP | ASB2982T

Motor, Nidec, 1.65thp, 230V, 2-Spd,56YFr, w/Timer, SQFL,ODP. Genuine Nidec Motor Corp/US Motors replacement part — our part number ASB2982T.

Square Flange, Premium Energy Efficient, Total Horsepower Rated With Timer, Category "S" Open drip proof Class b insulated Freeze Sensor Thermally Protected Program for low and high speeds Two settings – Mon-Fri and Sat/Sun High/Low speed override California Title 20/24 compliant

Product details

U.S. Motors (Nidec) replacement pool pump motor – 1.65 HP, 230V, two speed, 56Y frame

⚙️ What this motor is

This is a replacement motor only, not a complete pump. It is a square flange motor, which you can recognise by a square plate on the pump end with a bolt through each corner. It is a 56Y frame motor. 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 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 1.65 HP.
• Mounting. Square flange, C-face and thru-bolt motors are not interchangeable and there is no adapter between them, so check yours matches before ordering.
• Frame size. Measure across the round body of the motor: roughly 5-1/2 to 5-7/8 inches is a 48 frame, roughly 6-1/2 to 6-3/4 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.
• 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.

🔧 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