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Pool pump breaker keeps tripping

We had a lot of rain lately and all of a sudden, the main breaker of the pool pump keeps tripping. I had the pool man check it and he said it's not the motor. We changed the breaker and it still trips the main breaker that has the 40 amps instead of the 20 that is located near the pool pump. any ideas?

  • Anonymous Jun 08, 2013

    manual says use a 2 pole 20 amp breaker which is what i am using and pump keeps tripping after 30 seconds

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2014

    I disconnected the pump and i think that the variable speed motor drive is bad.

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Should be a 60 amp breaker

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So how come your pool pump keeps tripping breaker in the first place? It may be because of four reasons: Your circuit breaker is short circuiting from the water or corrosion collected by the pool pump. Debris from the rain goes into the housing, making the motor overwork.
https://www.poolcleanerblog.com/pool-pump-trips-breaker/

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Assuming you have Paragon 4001 40 amp 120Volt timer
By-pass the timer so only pool pump is connected to breaker.
To do this, move wire from terminal 2 and connect to terminal 1.
If breaker no longer trips, then replace timer with Intermatic T101
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-wire-T104-Intermatic-timer.html#T101
Crossover wiring: Paragon terminal 1 goes to Intermatic terminal 1.
Paragon terminal 2 to Intermatic terminal 2.
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If breaker keeps tripping after bypassing timer, then tighten wires on circuit breaker and test again.
If breaker keeps tripping, then move wires to another same-size breaker.
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-replace-circuit-breaker.html
Breakers trip when they sense overheating.
If motor is causing problem, you might need electrician to track down source of overheating.

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I've had a problem like this. Can you safely power the pump from a non gfi outlet for a while? Once it runs and whatever is causing this condition dries out, you can plug it back into the gfi.
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