Hello,
We are in the process of upgrading the equipment pad on our pool. We are going to have a local company come in and move the panel, install and intellicenter, SWCG and heater. When we moved in the pump on the system was a 1.5 HP whisperflo that always sounded like it was at the end of its life. I was able to pickup an older Intelliflo VS 227T from a neighbor that was getting rid of their pool. I ran a quick test on the pump and it started up, pulled water from the suction and seemed to operate just fine and sounded much much better than the old pump.
I had to swap out some of the plumbing and got it installed yesterday. I ran it for an hour or so last night and everything seemed OK. This AM when I went out to restart and get a good look at all of my joints etc the pump will turn on, prime and run just fine in all 4 speed settings but after 30 minutes or so the breaker trips in the panel. There are no errors recorded on the pump when I restart.
Any thoughts on the source. I am going to run out and hook up a clamp ammeter and see what the amp draw is. The breaker it is connected to is an older GFCI type breaker. I am wondering if the breaker is bad or just can't keep up with the newer pump? Thanks for any info.
Dennis
We are in the process of upgrading the equipment pad on our pool. We are going to have a local company come in and move the panel, install and intellicenter, SWCG and heater. When we moved in the pump on the system was a 1.5 HP whisperflo that always sounded like it was at the end of its life. I was able to pickup an older Intelliflo VS 227T from a neighbor that was getting rid of their pool. I ran a quick test on the pump and it started up, pulled water from the suction and seemed to operate just fine and sounded much much better than the old pump.
I had to swap out some of the plumbing and got it installed yesterday. I ran it for an hour or so last night and everything seemed OK. This AM when I went out to restart and get a good look at all of my joints etc the pump will turn on, prime and run just fine in all 4 speed settings but after 30 minutes or so the breaker trips in the panel. There are no errors recorded on the pump when I restart.
Any thoughts on the source. I am going to run out and hook up a clamp ammeter and see what the amp draw is. The breaker it is connected to is an older GFCI type breaker. I am wondering if the breaker is bad or just can't keep up with the newer pump? Thanks for any info.
Dennis