Background: My pool is 1.5 years old. I have 4 pumps. About 2 months ago, my in-floor cleaning system wasn't working, and I traced the problem to a tripped breaker. I was not able to reset it. After wiring up different scenarios, I was able to conclude that it was a faulty GFCI breaker and not anything apparently wrong with any of my pumps. I ordered a new 240vac 2-pole 20A breaker and fixed my problem. At least for a while....
Over the last 2 weeks, I have been noticing that the new breaker is occasionally tripping. This new breaker is in the same location in my panel as the faulty one I previously replaced, but it is wired to a different pump motor than the one that was originally hooked to it. (A bit of additional information: The pump originally wired to the original faulty breaker is operating perfectly well after switching it to a new circuit, so that pump is working fine.)
So here is my concern: It appears that the new breaker that I recently purchased isn't working correctly and will trip 2 or 3 times a week. It doesn't trip every time I use that pump, but it's the only one that does trip. How common are "infant mortality" problems with Square D GFCI 2-pole breakers? Should I replace the breaker (again!) or should I be looking elsewhere for my problem? The only thing this new breaker has in common with the previous one is the configuration/location in m panel.
Over the last 2 weeks, I have been noticing that the new breaker is occasionally tripping. This new breaker is in the same location in my panel as the faulty one I previously replaced, but it is wired to a different pump motor than the one that was originally hooked to it. (A bit of additional information: The pump originally wired to the original faulty breaker is operating perfectly well after switching it to a new circuit, so that pump is working fine.)
So here is my concern: It appears that the new breaker that I recently purchased isn't working correctly and will trip 2 or 3 times a week. It doesn't trip every time I use that pump, but it's the only one that does trip. How common are "infant mortality" problems with Square D GFCI 2-pole breakers? Should I replace the breaker (again!) or should I be looking elsewhere for my problem? The only thing this new breaker has in common with the previous one is the configuration/location in m panel.