Currently the pool light is working, however the GFI circuit breaker test button doesn't work at all.
There is no water in the lens.
It's a standard 120v 500watt halogen...no transformer box.
I installed a new replacement gfi breaker (same type/rating) and it would always trip itself. It would not reset.
I returned it for a refund (kinda spendy)
One of the causes for tripping I read is if you have too many black wires coming together.
In the sub panel there were a ton of them...like 8 in total.
So I have thought of re-wiring just the pool light itself so it gets power through the GFI receptacle (wall plug) in the pump room.
As far as I can tell there are two cables coming from the light fixture.
A thick black cable with white, black & green wires, then a white cable with one conductor. That white cable is the one
that went to the gfi breaker. A standard light switch is hooked in as well.
I'll be very careful of course (have some experience wiring gfci receptacles) so does it sound like I could just
find the hot+common source going to the light and wire that to the gfci receptacle?
I just want to try and see if it works and solves this problem. I realize if I have moisture in the wiring then
nothing is going to work. In the meantime the light is off limits to use if anyone is swimming.
There is no water in the lens.
It's a standard 120v 500watt halogen...no transformer box.
I installed a new replacement gfi breaker (same type/rating) and it would always trip itself. It would not reset.
I returned it for a refund (kinda spendy)
One of the causes for tripping I read is if you have too many black wires coming together.
In the sub panel there were a ton of them...like 8 in total.
So I have thought of re-wiring just the pool light itself so it gets power through the GFI receptacle (wall plug) in the pump room.
As far as I can tell there are two cables coming from the light fixture.
A thick black cable with white, black & green wires, then a white cable with one conductor. That white cable is the one
that went to the gfi breaker. A standard light switch is hooked in as well.
I'll be very careful of course (have some experience wiring gfci receptacles) so does it sound like I could just
find the hot+common source going to the light and wire that to the gfci receptacle?
I just want to try and see if it works and solves this problem. I realize if I have moisture in the wiring then
nothing is going to work. In the meantime the light is off limits to use if anyone is swimming.