
Quick overview
- Dual voltage Wired for either 115V or 230V, so it drops into most existing installations.
- C-face with threaded shaft Mounts C-face and takes a threaded impeller, matching the pumps it replaces.
- Stainless shaft 303 stainless steel shaft with 7/16" threads resists the corrosion that kills plated shafts.
- Switchless design A permanent split capacitor motor with no start switch to burn out.
- Open dripproof, 50 C ambient Rated for continuous duty at a 50 C ambient on a rigid base.
- Ball bearings both ends Ball bearings at the drive end and the opposite drive end, running counterclockwise from the pump end.
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Product details
The Century B127 is a 3/4 HP replacement pool pump motor, dual voltage at 230/115 V, running 3450 rpm on a 1.5 service factor. It is an S56J frame motor with C-face mounting and a threaded shaft, which is the combination used by a large run of older pool pumps.
How it is built
It is a permanent split capacitor motor, switchless, so there is no centrifugal start switch to fail. The enclosure is open dripproof on a rigid base, rated for continuous duty at a 50 C ambient, with ball bearings at both ends and a UL 1081 design. Rotation is counterclockwise viewed from the pump end.
The shaft
The shaft is 303 stainless steel with 7/16" threads, 0.625" in diameter and a 2.57" extension, and the motor measures 12.01" overall. Stainless matters here: a plated shaft in a wet pump seal chamber will pit and then chew up every seal you fit afterwards. Century lists ST1072 as a substitute part number for this motor.
Change the pump shaft seal while the motor is out. It is a few dollars against a job you do not want to do twice.
| Brand | Century |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer part number | B127 |
| UPC | 786674011886 |
| Substitute part number | ST1072 |
| Horsepower | 3/4 HP, 0.56 kW |
| Voltage | 230/115 V |
| Speed | 3450 rpm |
| Service factor | 1.5 |
| Frame | S56J |
| Phase | 1 |
| Frequency | 60 Hz |
| Current | SF 6.0/12.0 A |
| Enclosure | Open dripproof |
| Mounting | C face, rigid base |
| Shaft | 303 stainless steel, 7/16" threads |
| Shaft dimensions | 0.625" diameter, 2.57" extension |
| Overall length | 12.01" |
| Shipping weight | 23 lb |
| Ships | Parcel |
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