How do you install an electric pool pump I've already hooked up the wiring and it's been working fine for three month's. Then the breaker tripped now it keeps tripping when I try to turn pump back on?

Answer 1

=== === Any socket outlets or wiring to pumps, etc must be protected by a GFCI, not only by the main circuit breaker on the house AC power supply panel.

Sounds like there is water somewhere in the circuit and that is causing the GFCI to keep tripping every time you press the RESET button. The GFCI is doing its job to protect you and your family from electrocution.

Turn off all power at the main panel and then check all wiring, junction boxes, outlets, etc. in the circuit for water. Every part of the circuit must be allowed to dry thoroughly before the GFCI will allow you to reset it. Then be sure to protect any connections in the circuit from getting any water spray or splashes in future.

Really this work should be done by a licensed electrician who will know exactly where to check and what to do to make your electric pool pump - and any socket outlets in the same circuit - safe to use in future.

Is the distance from the panel to the pool very far or long, A ground fault breaker is looking for a difference in potential the longer the distance the more sensitive they become. What you may have to do is put a ground fault outlet by the pump and put the wiring in a regular breaker. IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB

SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY

REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.

If you do this work yourself, always turn off the powerat the breaker box/fuse panel BEFORE you attempt to do any work AND always use a meter or voltage indicator to insure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.