Just moved to a new house and getting to know my new pool. I am having a problem with the Pool Pump (Pentair IntelliFlo Variable Speed Pump) tripping the breaker (15A Dual Pole AE-2936) about once every week.
I am hoping its just a case of the breaker being slightly under-dimensioned. The pump does say 16A. Highest speed I have set is 2900 which gives a wattage usage of between 1400-1600W which is no where near 15A. I imagine however that there are higher spikes during turn on etc.
Should I just upgrade the breaker to 20A and hope the problem disappears?
I am hoping its just a case of the breaker being slightly under-dimensioned. The pump does say 16A. Highest speed I have set is 2900 which gives a wattage usage of between 1400-1600W which is no where near 15A. I imagine however that there are higher spikes during turn on etc.
Should I just upgrade the breaker to 20A and hope the problem disappears?