- May 30, 2018
- 38
- Pool Size
- 28500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Hi. We had lots of rain last night, so I wanted to drain the pool back to normal levels, and just my luck, the Intermatic T101R timer that's hooked up to the filter pump + SWCG was just a bit before the time it was supposed to turn off, and I couldn't manually turn it off. The lever was stuck.
I didn't want to wait for it to turn off by itself, so I switched off the circuit breaker, then removed the tripper pins, and then I was able to turn the lever to the OFF position. I then put the trippers back on, and then I switched the breaker back ON, but when I switched the timer ON, nothing happened. Uh oh!
So then, I switched the breaker back OFF again to make sure it was fully in the OFF position, and turned it back ON, but same thing: no power when turning the timer back on. I tried a few more times, but now, the breaker is stuck in the OFF position. I can't push it back ON anymore. There's a lot of resistance and I don't want to push really hard because I was able to push ON earlier, so it seems like something is wrong.
Has anyone experienced this before? Does this mean there's a short circuit? I've been trying to call electricians but they're all closed. I'm gonna keep looking for emergency electricians.
In the meantime, any ideas what I can safely try on my own?
I've attached a picture of the breaker panel that's by the pool equipment. The one in the middle is the one that won't turn back ON. This is a picture I took a few days ago.
I didn't want to wait for it to turn off by itself, so I switched off the circuit breaker, then removed the tripper pins, and then I was able to turn the lever to the OFF position. I then put the trippers back on, and then I switched the breaker back ON, but when I switched the timer ON, nothing happened. Uh oh!
So then, I switched the breaker back OFF again to make sure it was fully in the OFF position, and turned it back ON, but same thing: no power when turning the timer back on. I tried a few more times, but now, the breaker is stuck in the OFF position. I can't push it back ON anymore. There's a lot of resistance and I don't want to push really hard because I was able to push ON earlier, so it seems like something is wrong.
Has anyone experienced this before? Does this mean there's a short circuit? I've been trying to call electricians but they're all closed. I'm gonna keep looking for emergency electricians.
In the meantime, any ideas what I can safely try on my own?
I've attached a picture of the breaker panel that's by the pool equipment. The one in the middle is the one that won't turn back ON. This is a picture I took a few days ago.