electrical

We have a recently completed pool with lights and a light/bubbler combo on the sun shelf. We have begun to have intermittent problems with the “force” of the bubbler. For example, sometimes when the valve for the bubbler is fully open, it is barely breaking the surface of the water. Oftentimes...

I currently have an outdoor sub-panel that is run off a 30 amp breaker on the main panel in order to run the pump, ozone generator, and uv light. The sub-panel is literally on the other side of the wall from the main panel, less than 5 feet away. I can't quite tell the gauge of the wire, but it...

My Hot Tub GFI keeps tripping. The first thing I want to do is determine whether the problem is: 1) the hot tub or 2) the wiring to the hot tub. I want to do a simple test where I disconnect the wiring at the hot tub. I would go to the main lugs in the hot tub and remove the wires which are...

Hello, I'd like to potentially replace my T20004R1 (60 amp control center/timer) with something that has Wi-Fi capabilities. The current config has the following circuits: (dual 15a) - pump (15a) - heater (20a) - lights and outlets I have found these but they obviously won't work as a drop...

Hi! I'm hoping you all can help. Below is what is happening from the electrician's notes. We narrowed it down to the heat cool unit. All tight connections everywhere. "According to his home monitoring system, lights in the main house and garage (a main panel and subpanel) were flickering along...

Hi all, I am fairly new to this forum and and a new pool owner. I came to this site because of the great information here. Pool Info: New pool, Fiberglass shell, fully permitted, inspected and final'd. The electrical was done by a professional and the it is fully bonded. Equipment is all...

I just bought a Pentair EC602128 Amerilite 10 Inch 120 Volt 500 Watt pool light. I wired it to my switch and the power goes all the way to the new housing but the light doesn't turn on. I tested the bulb and it works fine. Besides the housing being bad, is there anything I might be missing? I...

Bought a house and paid a pool builder to remodel our 1980s pool in Dec 2021. They installed the pool pump (Jandy VS Flopro 1.65) and pool filter (Jandy SFTM24-2.0) in Feb 2022 before they closed their remodeling part of the business. (They did not resurface our gunite pool. Just cleaned it.) We...

Hi All, I had my old pool timer die on me last year and was going to wire in the new one this year so I don't need to manually control the pump anymore. The old timer was a digital Paragon Electric EC4004PC/208-240. I took a look at my pump and breaker and the pump is set at 115v and the...

Hello. We recently purchased a house with an in-ground pool. We have spent the last few months having it cleaned and having the pump repaired. It is an intellichlor saltwater generator but we are not currently using it. The other day, my children told me that when they make contact with the...

Junction Box Confusion. I bought a new house with a pool and I am tackling one project at a time and learning more every day. Yes forum has been great. My latest question: There is a light in my spa and another one in my pool. Neither of them work. I have assumed that the problem is the...

Hi Everyone, I've lived in my house with a pool for about 2 years now and haven't had much of an issue until tonight. I came out to turn the pool pump on tonight and the on button on my paragon ec4004 would not turn my pump on. Looking at it closer the breaker labeled pool in the house was...

I was getting gas line installed today and the contractor cut the wiring to my pool. The cut happened close to my house, far away from the breaker by the pump (see photo). An electrician spliced the wire together and did his best to get it back into the conduit. The question is, is it OK to...

Hi all, we recently left our pump (Hayward Super Pump) running over the weekend and came home to it not running. I tried everything I could think of: testing power with voltage tester all the way to the motor hookups, checking for debris/obstructions, there was no humming whatsoever so I did not...

We just bought our pool and getting ready to run the electrical. The guys at the store specifically told me I need a 110v 20a twist lock GFCI connection. After realizing I have to run the GFCI protection at the box, I also realized I can’t find a 110v receptacle. The pump states it’s a 120v 20a...

So we bought our house in the winter and all of the pool equipment was uninstalled and put inside. When we took it out this spring, we realized there was no electricity running to the pool at all. We didn't think anything of it and just grabbed an extension cord because that has to be what the...

Been having problems with the breaker tripping randomly over the last year or so. Replaced the capacitor a year ago on the booster. The breaker continues trip randomly but not consistent enough to pinpoint. Replaced the breaker for the one that seemed to trip the most. Had an electrician come...

Mice did a number on the wires on my Pentair Sta Rite Max-E-Therm 400. Called a few pool services and my electrician--all recommend that I replace the heater. I found Pentair 42001-0104S heater wiring harness replacement kit. Can this be re-wired by a non-professional? (I found YouTube video...

Hey everyone, since my circuit breakers are on the other side of my house my pool builder is telling me we need to pull wires through my attic and out the other side of my house. Maybe I'm just being too nervous here, but I want to avoid any issues down the line when it's time for the build. My...

I had a mastertemp 400 that would turn on, blower would turn on, would blow cold air, the. Cycle 3 times and give a service heater light. I flipped over panel, no error codes. Opened front panel and fenwal has no light. Changed fenwal and it was blinking 3 times, ignition issue. Checked igniter...

I'm in the midst of replacing my pump and adding a SWG. The plan was to keep the 220 into the timeclock but move the pump wiring to the VS pump to LINE and the SWG to the LOAD. The electrical setup involves two 1/2 conduits feeding into a switch which feed into the time clock. . The first...

Hello TFP! Long story short I was planning on installing the Circupool RJ60+, but the Hayward AquaRite W3AQR15 went on sale for ~$900 so I decided to buy the Hayward. Now I'm looking for the help/suggestions/tips on installing it. Questions: 1. Right now I have an old intermatic timer that is...

I have an in-ground, salt swimming pool. The entire setup is outdoor in a city that snows a lot (motor, salt panel, heater, filter). My motor (Hayward Super Pump) has lasted 7 years up until a few weeks ago. The pool company replaced the capacitor which lasted 3 weeks. When I brought the motor...

We have a plumber who can come out Saturday to plumb the heat pump (RayPak 8345ti) but the electrician might not be able to make it in time. Does it matter if it's plumbed before it has power?

I mistakenly purchased a replacement spa blower that does not have a toggle switch (and of course waited until after the return window to notice it...) My question is: is it possible to install a toggle switch or otherwise modify it to control the blower? Specs: Sunrunner SB24015 1.5 HP 240V...

Hello all! I recently had an AquaCal SQ225 Heat pump installed... I asked the installer about connecting it to my Intellicenter and he didn't know if it could be done. The instructions reference the EasyTouch and IntelliTouch, so I assume it can work with the IntelliCenter too. I attempted to...

Here's pics of what I got installed now. I'm looking to move the box about 1' to the side, and possibly 1' down so I don't have to pigtail new wires, and just keep the existing wires in tact. I'd like to cut the copper/emt tubes, and connect electrical PVC pipe w/ 90's to the new location. I'd...

Hello all! I just got my Intellicenter up and running (thanks the discussions in this forum), so far I'm loving it! I had an electrician run power to it, but now I'm wiring all the smaller circuits. I have pool lights, a convenience outlet, a blower, and soon a heat pump. My question has to...

I need help understanding how the EasyTouch8 is configured/meant to work. I figured this made sense to be in a new thread, so notifying @GDN or @bdavis466, since this is in relation to a post/diagram from them. Goal: To provide load to an available AUX relay ONLY when the mail pump is on...

Just looking for suggestion, I’ll likely get someone out to service the hot tub. It’s a royal spa empress. I don’t know it’s history, we bought a house a few years ago and it came with it. Last year I had some issues with the gfci. breaker flipping and it got worse overtime to the point it would...