Hello everyone,
I am going to be purchasing a new SWG this season and am trying to plan how I am going to wire this thing up. I currently have a single speed pool pump(120v) running off a timer. I understand that the preferred way to wire the SWG is to have a 2nd wiring run off the timer to the SWG, However my timer is a good 15-20 yards from my pump and only has a single 12/3ga wire run to the pump. I am trying to find out if im ok to just disconnect the power at the pump end, install a junction box and pigtail/Y split the power so that this single wire run can feed power to both the pump and SWG right at the pool pad. The wiring I believe is sized appropriately as its all on a 20amp GFCI breaker, 12ga wire and my pump peaks at 11amps and the SWG peaks at 7amps.
thanks in advance for any advice. my goal is trying to avoid digging another 15-20 yard trench and burring more wire just for a 2nd run off the timer for the SWG if I dont need too.
I am going to be purchasing a new SWG this season and am trying to plan how I am going to wire this thing up. I currently have a single speed pool pump(120v) running off a timer. I understand that the preferred way to wire the SWG is to have a 2nd wiring run off the timer to the SWG, However my timer is a good 15-20 yards from my pump and only has a single 12/3ga wire run to the pump. I am trying to find out if im ok to just disconnect the power at the pump end, install a junction box and pigtail/Y split the power so that this single wire run can feed power to both the pump and SWG right at the pool pad. The wiring I believe is sized appropriately as its all on a 20amp GFCI breaker, 12ga wire and my pump peaks at 11amps and the SWG peaks at 7amps.
thanks in advance for any advice. my goal is trying to avoid digging another 15-20 yard trench and burring more wire just for a 2nd run off the timer for the SWG if I dont need too.