![]() ![]() This electrical wiring project is best performed by a Licensed Electrical Contractor or Certified Electrician. Thanks for your electrical question Dave Loss of Electrical Circuit Power to Pool EquipmentĪpplication: Troubleshooting Circuit Power to Pool Equipment. This electrical question came from: Dave, a Handyman from Tempe, Arizona My question is, what on earth would cause this cascading loss of power from a single breaker being tripped? Do I have a bigger problem than either a faulty breaker or faulty power lines for the pool? I however have left the 30-amp pool breaker off.I turned off the main breaker and waited about two minutes, then flipped it back on and everything came back to life, and has been working ok for the rest of the day so far knock on wood. I first tried to reset the 30-amp pool breaker, that did nothing. I ran to the main circuit board and noticed that the little wheel on the main meter was turning very, very slowly.Slowly, lights and appliances in other parts of the house, on different breakers, began to dim and eventually just went dead (a cascading effect). The lights in one of my bathrooms dimmed to about half, as well as the lights in the adjoining bedroom.A strange thing happened when the 30-amp breaker tripped the second time. Now it sounds like I might have an issue in the wiring between my main board and the pool board, but that is not my question.About 20 minutes later the 30-amp breaker tripped again. I reset the 30-amp and turned on the pool pump motor. This morning I found the 30-amp breaker had tripped, but neither of the two 15 amp breakers for the two pool motors. Power to this circuit board is run through a dedicated 30-amp double pole breaker on my main house circuit board.The power to these two motors is each routed through a 15 amp double-pole circuit breaker on a circuit board by the pool equipment. I have a built-in pool that has two motors, one for the in-pool cleaning system, and one for the filter. ![]() Testing and Identifying a Pool Equipment Circuit ProblemĮlectrical Question: What would cause the loss of power to my pool equipment? So Keep Watching So I Can Help You Wire it Right! ![]()
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