So I finally got my salt cell installed and decided to go with a current sensing relay to drive the power to it since I just put in a VS pump as well. Here is the relay that I purchased:
Macromatic CAH05A1BC 0.5-5A, 240V, 0.5-50 Sec, Current Sensing Relay
I'm hoping that someone can help me to sort out how to wire this correctly. Here's what I've done so far...
• I ran the three wires running to the pump (240 - hot, hot & ground) through the loop at the top of the relay.
• I attached the two hot lines (again 240 hot, and hot) from the electrical panel that would run to the SWG to the #1 and #2 pins on the relay.
• I ran wires from the SWG back into the panel that houses the relay, but I did not connect them yet.
I turned on the pump and the breaker that feeds into the relay. I tested pins 3, 4, and 5 with the relay in both "fault" and non fault mode (this particular relay has a switch to go back and forth between over and under current) and I'm not getting 120 on any of them under either scenario (fault or not). I am getting 120 on both of the "hot" wires that are plugged into pins 1 & 2 though.
I assumed that the relay would transfer power from pins 1 & 2 to either 3, 4 or 5 when the relay was in one mode or the other, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I'm only getting between .5 and 1.5v on those three pins. Clearly I'm missing something here. Are there any electricians in the house that can edumicate me on what I'm screwing up here?
(I think I've attached the manual for the relay here too, but I'm not sure if that worked.)
Thanks in advance!
Macromatic CAH05A1BC 0.5-5A, 240V, 0.5-50 Sec, Current Sensing Relay
I'm hoping that someone can help me to sort out how to wire this correctly. Here's what I've done so far...
• I ran the three wires running to the pump (240 - hot, hot & ground) through the loop at the top of the relay.
• I attached the two hot lines (again 240 hot, and hot) from the electrical panel that would run to the SWG to the #1 and #2 pins on the relay.
• I ran wires from the SWG back into the panel that houses the relay, but I did not connect them yet.
I turned on the pump and the breaker that feeds into the relay. I tested pins 3, 4, and 5 with the relay in both "fault" and non fault mode (this particular relay has a switch to go back and forth between over and under current) and I'm not getting 120 on any of them under either scenario (fault or not). I am getting 120 on both of the "hot" wires that are plugged into pins 1 & 2 though.
I assumed that the relay would transfer power from pins 1 & 2 to either 3, 4 or 5 when the relay was in one mode or the other, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I'm only getting between .5 and 1.5v on those three pins. Clearly I'm missing something here. Are there any electricians in the house that can edumicate me on what I'm screwing up here?
(I think I've attached the manual for the relay here too, but I'm not sure if that worked.)
Thanks in advance!