Hello everyone. We had a wicked storm last night and afterwards my pump motor won't turn on. As soon as I plug it in, the GFCI outlet trips. I've tried both outlets with the same result. I let it sit overnight thinking it may have gotten wet and tried it just a little while ago but the outlet still trips. I plugged a radio in to both outlets and it worked. I plugged the motor into an extension cord and ran it to another outlet but the motor would not start. It's an Emerson C55CXJKP-4734 1 1/2 HP motor. I'm not very good with electricity so I'm not sure what the issue could be or how to fix it. I'd rather not have to buy a new motor. Any advice or suggestions are welcome.
Motor Trips GFCI
- Thread starter scc1068
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There's a short somewhere in the motor. You're most likely going to have to replace it.
Looks like I got lucky. I tried the motor again and it started right up. Guess I didn't wait long enough for it to dry out 
scc1068 said:Looks like I got lucky. I tried the motor again and it started right up. Guess I didn't wait long enough for it to dry out
you weren't lucky. That's what the GFCI is for. If you didn't have one and your motor still works, then you're very lucky
But then you have to do something about that leak for the next rain.