I'm more than comfortable with it. And have a lot of friends that are electricians. My issue isn't the electrical part. My issue is where do I trace it back. Apologize if that sounded like I didn't know what I was doing.
Pool pump won't turn on
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I'm more than comfortable with it. And have a lot of friends that are electricians. My issue isn't the electrical part. My issue is where do I trace it back. Apologize if that sounded like I didn't know what I was doing.
I would start at reading across both legs of breaker for 230v and work down the circuit from there.
Check power at the pump first though.
Hope for a bad breaker, cheap and easy.
Check power at the pump first though.
Hope for a bad breaker, cheap and easy.
So no reading at the pump. Breaker shows enough volts. So it's somewhere from the breaker to the pump
So the relay which is tied in with the switches in timer. There's no power after. (Even with the circuit switch on to the pump.) But there's power before. This is the pump relay and I've followed the lines to and from the breaker. They lead to the pump. Thoughts ?
Power to the coil on the relay?
If coil has power but not closing both legs you could bypass it just to check operation of pump.
If coil has power but not closing both legs you could bypass it just to check operation of pump.
Yes
Tie wires from breaker to wires from pump
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Or if their long enough take pump wires right to breaker
Tie wires from breaker to wires from pump
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Or if their long enough take pump wires right to breaker
- Oct 25, 2015
- 5,842
- Pool Size
- 28000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Enrico,
That's exactly what I thought and why several others that suggested you check power at the pump before purchasing a new one. It's most likely a bad relay or bad connection in a junction box between the relay and the pump. Check this with extreme care... better yet get one of your electrician friends to help. If you have a bad wire nut connection you can be dealing with a live leg of 240 volt wire that is not where it needs to be. Judging from the photo's of your box this is not a very neat installation which means somebody without the proper skills has been messing around in there. A qualified electrician would not leave all those wires dangling around .
I hope this helps.
Chris
Hey Chris. Thank you. When I checked the power I checked leg 1/2 to ground and that was my fault. But on the positive the pentair is a much better pump and more efficient so with that being said it's not a bad $50 buy.
And I am aware that this is a messy install and I'm not a fan of it. I'll grab new wire nuts as well and not used any have laying around.
I'll let you know how this turns out.
Hey all I have a quick question, I know most pool lights are on some type of panel or automation like mine. Would I be able to switch this to a wifi light switch to control from inside the house? I know it's standard 120v. I have a remote for the light and pump with my fiberstars panel but just is so outdated and the size of a tv remote.
I had this thought since I'll be stopping at Home Depot today to take care of getting new wire nuts to bypass the pump relay.
I had this thought since I'll be stopping at Home Depot today to take care of getting new wire nuts to bypass the pump relay.
Let me just say that the pentair pump moves my pool water much better and I don't regret the purchase from a friend at all. Had to reduce suction to the kreepy . It almost climbed out.
Don't worry guys that's not algae. But it's just some Arizona dust storm damage haha
Hey Ted - Quick question. What's the correct gauge wire I should use. I'm thinking of temporarily running From breaker out to a separate timer that I have as a backup in the garage.
Also thank you for being so helpful.