GFCI plug on Intex pump

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daisylubob

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Jun 1, 2020
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Vinyl
Chlorine
Liquid Chlorine
I got a new/used 2022 Intex Ultra XTR 16’x48” with the SX1500 Sand Filter pump. Pump cord has GFCI plug. I have a GFCI outlet however, the cord is tool short to reach the outlet, so I am using an outdoor extension cord (like I did with the old pump that did NOT have GFCI plug). I plugged the cord into the extension cord and the GFCI tripped and pump wont work. I read on another thread to switch out the GFCI for a 3-prong to avoid the trip. I did so, plugged it into the extension cord, and pump still wont work. Am I going to have an electrician put the GFCI outlet closer to the pool, so it can be directly plugged into that? I had no problems with using extension on the other pump and it was 3-prong.
Pool is very nice BTW 😊
 
Did you plug your pump directly into the GFCI outlet without the extension cord and see if it runs?
 
That beeping is a typical failure of the Intex pumps. Do you know when that pump last worked?
 

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I've read much older threads on this forum where people cut the gfci off their cord because their outlet already had gfci. Another person said to just plug their gfci cord into a regular outlet.

Can you afely use an above ground pool pump on a regular outlet if the cord has built in gfi?
 
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