I have an in-ground pool with a 1HP Hayward Super Pump. It was brand new 3 years ago and last year, it started having intermittent trouble starting (hums and trips the breaker). I picked up a replacement start capacitor which should fix the issue for this season but I suspect that the reason for the capacitor failure in the first place might be due to the pump being outside (in a small pump house) over the winter subjecting it to freezing temperatures.
When I replaced the pump 3 years ago, I re-did some of the plumbing and added PVC unions so that I could more easily remove the pump in the future (I had to cut the old one out) but the electrical is hard-wired through some waterproof flexible conduit. I'd like to be able to disconnect the pump at the end of the season and bring it inside to better protect it from the weather but the electrical wiring makes that a hassle.
Is there some kind of code-approved electrical disconnect that I could use for this purpose?
When I replaced the pump 3 years ago, I re-did some of the plumbing and added PVC unions so that I could more easily remove the pump in the future (I had to cut the old one out) but the electrical is hard-wired through some waterproof flexible conduit. I'd like to be able to disconnect the pump at the end of the season and bring it inside to better protect it from the weather but the electrical wiring makes that a hassle.
Is there some kind of code-approved electrical disconnect that I could use for this purpose?
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