Hi all, thanks ahead of time.
I just installed a spa with my uncle (a certified electrician's) help. I ran all the wiring, filled the spa and reset the GFCI in the service panel. Everything lit up, the control panel went through it's power on tests and started running. I ran for about 2 hours, heating the water from ~65 to 80 degrees then it tripped the GFCI breaker. I could not reset it. I waited 5 minutes and tried still nothing, just instant trip. I checked all my wires to make sure something hadn't loosened up. all seemed tight but I unhooked and reconnected the wires in the spa control panel. Then I could reset the breaker and it turned on again.
It ran for another 1.5-2 hours and tripped again. Temp raised to about 95 . This time I just waited a bit longer and then I was about to reset the breaker and start it again.
It's done this for several times now, it seems to last about 1.5-2 hours each time before it trips. My uncle has no idea what it can be. I ran a separate GFCI outlet off a separate breaker in the service box and it keeps working through all the issues.
Any help is appreciated!
I just installed a spa with my uncle (a certified electrician's) help. I ran all the wiring, filled the spa and reset the GFCI in the service panel. Everything lit up, the control panel went through it's power on tests and started running. I ran for about 2 hours, heating the water from ~65 to 80 degrees then it tripped the GFCI breaker. I could not reset it. I waited 5 minutes and tried still nothing, just instant trip. I checked all my wires to make sure something hadn't loosened up. all seemed tight but I unhooked and reconnected the wires in the spa control panel. Then I could reset the breaker and it turned on again.
It ran for another 1.5-2 hours and tripped again. Temp raised to about 95 . This time I just waited a bit longer and then I was about to reset the breaker and start it again.
It's done this for several times now, it seems to last about 1.5-2 hours each time before it trips. My uncle has no idea what it can be. I ran a separate GFCI outlet off a separate breaker in the service box and it keeps working through all the issues.
Any help is appreciated!