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So if your pump keeps tripping...
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May 29, 2007, 07:06:49 PM »
the ground fault interupter that means that pump is done..
Yay or Nay???
It was a 10,000 GPH Torpedo pump..
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Re: So if your pump keeps tripping...
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May 29, 2007, 07:30:57 PM »
Make sure the GFCI isn't faulty which most likely it is okay.
If you have someone that can do electrical work your pump might just have a short in the cord. It could be many of things but water and electrical problems are a safety issue which I am sure you are fully aware...
Don't take chances when it comes to faulty electrical devices!
OUCH a 10,000 GPH pump is not cheap!
Good luck..
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May 29, 2007, 08:13:45 PM »
If it's less than a year old send it back, with copy of receipt. If not go buy a good brand of pump. I had a Torpedo 4000, dead in 5 months, replacement dead in three, this last one I don't run as I replaced it and it's out of warranty now.
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May 30, 2007, 08:05:22 AM »
Thanks. This morning I pulled the pump out and turned it on. Low and behold it works. Put it back in and it tripped the circut again. Tried this a few times and it seems to work if I don't put the pump as deep. It's weird. I won't touch it again and maybe it will get me thru the summer.
Have a nice day.
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May 30, 2007, 10:02:53 AM »
It sounds like a weak seal, as it won't hold up to the pressure of depth. Again if it's under warranty send it back.
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