We-6 agitator motor

[johnieG]

the rotational direction of the motor is viewed at(or SHOULD be) the front for the motor looking at the shaft, so for a CCW motor if you are above it looking down on a WE6,it will appear to rotate CW (clock-wise) see attached diagram... but again, if the motors manufacture list's it differently it can be confusing      look on the back plate of the motor there may be a directional arrow too, then they mean the rotation is viewed from that end (per the arrow)

Thanks for the diagram Johnie.  From what I can tell the motor direction you show would be backwards for my machine.  It would push the water down.   The arrow should go the other way.  I have 3 of these machines and they all have the impellers going the same way, so I don't think mine is mounted upside down.  I found a website that says the following....
Determining the correct rotation of the motor is essential to the proper operation of the system. It is quite easy to get the rotation wrong. The rotation of a motor is normally stamped on the motor’s data plate. It will be stated as being either clockwise (CW) or counter-clockwise (CCW). How-ever, this rotation is based on how the motor is viewed — from the shaft end or lead end. To make it simpler, some manufacturers include the orientation with the stated rotation. For example, a motor stamped “CWLE” means its rotation is clockwise looking at the motor from the lead end of the motor; “CWSE” means clockwise rotation looking from the shaft end.

I guess my problem is that I can't seem to find which way the Grainger motors are viewed from.

I don't mean to be a pain.  I'm sure I'm suffering from some acute mental block because I know this should be easy.  I'm just trying to get the right motor.  One other thing I did was hook the impeller and shaft in to my drill.  I then put it in the cooler water.  Going counter clockwise as viewed from the shaft end it pushed the water down.  When I reversed the drill rotation to clockwise it pulled the water up like it should do.

Thanks again, Doug

[johnieG]

would it be easier (if possible) to just mount the impeller backwards to keep the water flowing in the right direction?

The way the blades are positioned it wouldn't be effiicient.  the blades are completely flat on one side, the other side curves up sharply to produce the desired water push.  if I turned it upside down the flat part of the blade would face the top.   I'll try and take a picture tonight and post it so you can see what I'm talking about.     I must say in the 3 days I've been registered on this site you've been a huge help.  Ii spent countless hours cruising the web and looking through catalogs (even the Grainger catalog) trying to find an agitator motor.  Never did find one.  You provided me a part number right away and I really appreciate it.  The numbers you gave me even said that they were agitator motors! And your drawings and pictures really help too.  Anyway, thankls again Johnie.  I owe ya.

Doug

Here's a picture of the impeller.  I probably could bend the blades and have it spin CCW...but I'm determined to find the right solution.  I found a guy that's going to try and rebuild the original one.  I had to send out over 30 inquiries before someone responded.  The guy that agreed to finally look at it originally said no, but I begged him nad he decided to take a look.

I just purchased a WE-6 also and its my first restoration machine so Im being very cautious. In this post I have a few questions concernign my machine. For starters the macine seems to be 99.5% complete but I noticed the elecetrical wires are suffering from severe dry rot so therefore I dont know if my machine even works because at this point I feel with the wiring it is a total fire hazard. I have purchased a plug to replace the original (which was cut off, for who knows what reason!)

1.- Now here the tricky part... this pump that all of you folks are talking about has wiring with dry rot so therefore I want to replace it but I don't know how to access the inside of this motor to replace the wiring. I cant see or figure out how it opens, can someone help me.

2.-Also after I replace all of this wiring is there any thing special I need to do before plugging the compressor in and testing to see if the compressor and condensor work.

3.-My pump and blade appear as if they were held together with a rubber shaft coupler but it has dry rot as well therefore it doesn't hold the motor and fan shaft together. What should I do.

4.-If I order one of these reproduction manuals that I see for sell for my machine does it list part numbers and picture so that if I need replacement parts I can just contact somebody and give them a part number out of a book.

5.-Where is the best place to get Westinghouse replacement parts.

[globalcompressors]

Hi Guys,

  Just thought I'd add a little something about the motors. It looks similar to the watt fan motors for the coil, condenser and evaporator. These motors, up 35 watts, are what we call a "51 frame" motor. If you want to know which rotation you have, you read cw or ccw from the motor end not the shaft end. Hope this helps.

Eric

[Bob K]

I'm interested in the response to hndapwr's question about re-wiring the agitator motor.  I'm in the exact same boat.  Are these sealed units and un-rewirable ?  Now there's a technical term '> .

Thanks,
Bob

[dr galaga]

I hate to go off topic, but I thought that you had to register in order to post '>

[Jim]

Brent,

You're right!
I never followed up and researched this phenomonom (spelling...?)...