Hello to all,
Living in Hou., TX, the summers can get HOT, and humid. Based on a thread about breakers tripping and VSP's, Chuck, Jim and I had a pretty intense thread re possible electrical issues that could contribute to excessive tripping of the VSP's GFCI breaker. So far this winter, it's been minimized [knock on hard wood]
Since my equipment pad is in the shade all winter, spring/Summer is near, and both my VSP and pool panel can be in the intense summer sun. I am contemplating building a cover over the pump and panel. I am going to leave the filer and heater as is, but wanted to know are there any specific air-ventilation requirements or spec's I need to adhere too? I'm 6'4", so I'm not bending over, and I thought I'd go to 7ft tall. The goal is to prevent that 10am-4pm summer blazing sun off the electrical based components [VSP, Pool panel/Automation]. A fence is on the west side of pic one, so this helps too [see pics]
Last thing is, should I build a cover for everything, or just as pumps & pool service panel? I'm going to use a polybicarbonate material that filters out 99% UV and all direct sun. Thanks - tstex
Living in Hou., TX, the summers can get HOT, and humid. Based on a thread about breakers tripping and VSP's, Chuck, Jim and I had a pretty intense thread re possible electrical issues that could contribute to excessive tripping of the VSP's GFCI breaker. So far this winter, it's been minimized [knock on hard wood]
Since my equipment pad is in the shade all winter, spring/Summer is near, and both my VSP and pool panel can be in the intense summer sun. I am contemplating building a cover over the pump and panel. I am going to leave the filer and heater as is, but wanted to know are there any specific air-ventilation requirements or spec's I need to adhere too? I'm 6'4", so I'm not bending over, and I thought I'd go to 7ft tall. The goal is to prevent that 10am-4pm summer blazing sun off the electrical based components [VSP, Pool panel/Automation]. A fence is on the west side of pic one, so this helps too [see pics]
Last thing is, should I build a cover for everything, or just as pumps & pool service panel? I'm going to use a polybicarbonate material that filters out 99% UV and all direct sun. Thanks - tstex