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Hot tub pump tripping GFCI
Botswana:
I think I narrowed down my GFCI tripping problem with my 2016 caldera vanto. The tub was tripping the breaker randomly every week or two, but worked perfectly fine. I unplugged pump 2 (the one speed pump) and have let it sit a number of weeks and it hasn't tripped (the other pump was already replaced under warranty for a leak).
So - seeing as pumps are $350-450, is there anything I can do to fix it? It doesn't appear to be leaking anywhere. Why would it randomly trip the GFCI when the tub is not in use, but I can use both pumps as much as I wanted when I'm actually using the tub without it tripping. Seems odd.... All the wiring looks fine..nothing loose or corroded that I can see
I guess I could plug it back in and run some electrical tests on it, yea? making sure amps/volts, etc are correct. It doesn't make any funny sounds or anything. Fires right up when started.
Jacuzzi Jim:
About the only thing you could really change is the capacitor. Did you plug the pump back in and run for a week to see if it trips again?
Botswana:
Sadly, and as always, I may have spoke to soon. After about 2.5 weeks of it being unplugged I came home today and it had tripped. Now it did storm and lose power today so maybe that caused it? Hoping that's the case but I can't see the parallel. Power has flickered in storms before and it hasn't tripped...
Jacuzzi Jim:
Honestly I would say it could very well have been the storm. Considering it hadn't tripped for 2 plus weeks, didn't it usually trip before that time frame when the pump was hooked up?
Botswana:
Hard to say..sometimes it would only take a week, sometime two. Guess I'll just restart the testing phase and hope the power doesn't go out again. Breaker went to the tripped position, not completely off...if that matters. I always thought middle meant it had a ground fault and completely off meant it was overloaded
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