New to the whole pool scene. 27ft x 52in above ground going up this week. Working on electric hook up this evening. Pump is Hayward 1.5hp, 115v, 11amp. I have a 50ft run (30ft in basement 20ft buried) from breaker panel to where receptacle is going. Am I ok running a 15amp gfci breaker with 14/2 wire?
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Well, that depends.....
Are you at 49 feet or 51 feet? 50 feet is the cut off for a 15a circuit on 14/2.
Note: I'm not an electrician, don't play one on TV and didn't sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night. I'm just good at Google finding a "VOLTAGE DROP TABLE". Water and electricity don't mix and the electrical requirements for a pool are "unique". More importantly are you following article 680 of the National Electrical Code and installing proper equipotential bonding? If you don't know what that is (it's not the same thing as grounding) please do research and/or consult with an electrician who specializes in pool installations.
Are you at 49 feet or 51 feet? 50 feet is the cut off for a 15a circuit on 14/2.
Note: I'm not an electrician, don't play one on TV and didn't sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night. I'm just good at Google finding a "VOLTAGE DROP TABLE". Water and electricity don't mix and the electrical requirements for a pool are "unique". More importantly are you following article 680 of the National Electrical Code and installing proper equipotential bonding? If you don't know what that is (it's not the same thing as grounding) please do research and/or consult with an electrician who specializes in pool installations.
I would move up to 12 gage wire. However you have another problem. When you say 14/2 wire, I read it as Romex type wire. This can not be used underground when feeding a pool. NMb and UF are both not up to code for this as neither one has an insulated ground wire. You will need to bury conduit and use THWN wire to meet code.
Dan
Dan
Keith, you would never run anything buried w out it being in [grey] conduit for pool equipment. I would also run 12ga conductors and not romex, aka, each wire to spec...if this a new install, you should be bonding and grounding too if the copper conductors are not already run...wear rubber boots 
ANY circuit with a motor on it should be NO LESS than 12-2 w/ground !!!! In rush at start-up and locked rotor current are the reasoning. General rule of thumb is wiring and supporting equipment should be 125% above "Running Current". (Locked Rotor Current could cause wiring and such to fail drastically)!
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