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Do you need to find the outlet at a hardware store, electrical store or around your pool area? At your pool area - GFCI's can sometimes be found around the pool equipment pad. Sometimes they are located just off the deep end of the pool at the edge of the deck straight back from the pool light if your pool has a light. However these fixtures do not have any access to an outlet. It is usually just a GFCI fixture. GFCI's can sometimes be found in shrubbery surrounding the pool. You just have to hunt for it in those locations. And there are the instances where no GFCI is provided. There may also be a GFCI in the circuit breaker box but this one will not have an outlet. What is your need for an outlet? If you have a pool light that does not have a GFCI in the system you then need to call a qualified swimming pool electrician or a qualified pool tech to install one. There are special requirements for this application.
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How do you install an electric pool pump I've already hooked up the wiring and it's been working fine for three month's. Then the breaker tripped now it keeps tripping when I try to turn pump back on?
=== === Any socket outlets or wiring to pumps, etc must be protected by a GFCI, not only by the main circuit breaker on the house AC power supply panel.Sounds like there is water somewhere in the circuit and that is causing the GFCI to keep tripping every time you press the RESET button. The GFCI is doing its job to protect you and your family from electrocution.Turn off all power at the main panel and then check all wiring, junction boxes, outlets, etc. in the circuit for water. Every part of the circuit must be allowed to dry thoroughly before the GFCI will allow you to reset it. Then be sure to protect any connections in the circuit from getting any water spray or splashes in future.Really this work should be done by a licensed electrician who will know exactly where to check and what to do to make your electric pool pump - and any socket outlets in the same circuit - safe to use in future.Is the distance from the panel to the pool very far or long, A ground fault breaker is looking for a difference in potential the longer the distance the more sensitive they become. What you may have to do is put a ground fault outlet by the pump and put the wiring in a regular breaker. IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.If you do this work yourself, always turn off the powerat the breaker box/fuse panel BEFORE you attempt to do any work AND always use a meter or voltage indicator to insure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
When converting a polarized 2 prong to 3 prong outlet is it safe to use a radiator pipe that goes to ground as ground with a GFCI outlet when there is no other ground or cold water pipe nearby?
If you asked this question because you have no experience of working on the latest household power circuits and you hope to get enough information on this site to be able to do the job properly and safely, it is best to warn you not to rely on getting accurate information from this site about such a potentially dangerous subject. By asking this question you probably aren't quite ready to take on this particular task. Whether it is legal or illegal to use a radiator pipe going into the ground instead of running a proper ground wire do this job depends entirely on the Wiring Codes or Regulations for the locality (Town/State) and on the exact location of the GFCI outlet: if it is anywhere that is subject to water splashes or spray - such as a pool-side area, or in any room supplied with running water pipes, such as a kitchen, bathroom, shower room, etc. - in many places nowadays it is actually illegal to attempt to do this kind of work unless you are already a licensed electrician. Really, don't do this one yourself. Electricity is far too dangerous to handle if you don't already know your local Wiring Codes or Regulations or you have not been trained how to do this work. For your own safety and that of anyone else who may to use the appliance connected to that outlet, ask a professional licensed electrician to advise you or to do the work for you. If you do this work yourself, always turn off the power at the breaker box/fuse panel BEFORE you attempt to do any work AND always use a meter or voltage indicatorto insure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized. IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
Where can I find electric motors online?
One online store you can buy electric motors at is "ElectricMotors.com" They have a pretty good range of motors to choose from like jet pump, compressors, conveyors and pool motors.
When taking power from one phase of a 240 Volt circuit to make a 15A 120 Volt circuit how do you fuse the new circuit?
Don't do this! The fuses and breakers on a 240 Volt circuit should be left as they are, to supply 240 Volt appliances and nothing else. It is only safe to install a new 120 volt circuit by fitting a new 15 Amp breaker and run new wiring of the correct size for the length of run, all the way from the breaker panel to the new 120 Volt socket outlet.Before you do this you must check the wiring code for your locality (town/state) to be sure you know if the new circuit needs a protective device such as a GFCI or RCD.In most places a GFCI or RCD will be mandatory if the new socket outlet is to be installed in a place that is likely to be subject to water spray, wet or damp floors, walls or ceilings. This includes kitchens, bathrooms or shower rooms, or anywhere outside the building such as pool areas. As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.Before you do any work yourself,on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
How do you wire a control box for a pool?
Suggest you get a manual for the control box. Pool controls can be very complex and depend on lots of things. Your heater type, things like multi-speed motors and actuator valve control all add complexity. You also don't say if you need information on high or low voltage side of the wiring. If you have a specific question try that instead of broader question you have posed.
