Pentair Intelliflo Pump VSF Pump error messaging, and breaker tripping

[Walkthesky]

Hello,
I have a new pump as in title that has tripped its dedicated breaker quite a few times. The breaker is a homeline GFCI 20 amp 2 pole, and has been replaced once. After replacement It still trips breaker. I was able to capture an actual error this time, “Internal Error, Supply voltage sensor”. It always trips late at night around 3 am. I am considering putting in a small subpanel so I can put a different brand breaker on that pump but with this new error code I’m wondering if it’s the pump itself. I was wondering if anybody had any ideas to help me with this issue.
Thanks
Matt

 

[Jimrahbe]

Matt,

IntelliFlo VS pumps are known for intermittently popping GFCI breakers not made for Pentair or a Siemens substitute..

My "Cheap as they come" pool builder installed a Pentair breaker on my system just because of this issue..

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I 'believe' that a Siemens Q220GF will also work, but not absolutely sure.

I would not worry about the fault as it can happen when the breaker pops and the pump still has enough power to record the failure..

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[Walkthesky]

Thanks for the reply. I have a square d breaker box so I had to run a Siemens sub panel so I could install the Siemens circuit breaker. I read online that QCF breaker is identical to the Pentair breaker. Well, at least close to it. So far it’s holding up.