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Posted by KLE on April 30, 2008, 3:04 pm
The regular switch for the pool pump is, well, out by the pool. Out
the back of the house, across a lawn, through a locked gate, etc. The
circuit panel is conveniently located in my central utility/laundry
room, and the pool is on its own circuit. Would it be appropriate or
safe to use the circuit as the switch on a daily basis, on then later
off once per day through the summer? I know some people put a timer on
the pool pump - is there something I can buy at the big box and hook
up simply, or is it something I need an electrician for?
Thanks,
Karen
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Posted by charlie on April 30, 2008, 3:39 pm
> The regular switch for the pool pump is, well, out by the pool. Out
> the back of the house, across a lawn, through a locked gate, etc. The
> circuit panel is conveniently located in my central utility/laundry
> room, and the pool is on its own circuit. Would it be appropriate or
> safe to use the circuit as the switch on a daily basis, on then later
> off once per day through the summer? I know some people put a timer on
> the pool pump - is there something I can buy at the big box and hook
> up simply, or is it something I need an electrician for?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Karen
a breaker is not a switch, and will quickly wear out if you use it as one.
if you have to ask, yes, you need an electrician to install either a switch
or a timer.
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Posted by S. Barker on April 30, 2008, 7:53 pm
bullshit. hundreds of business's use the breakers for lightswitches. on
and off once a day. never a problem
s
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>> The regular switch for the pool pump is, well, out by the pool. Out
>> the back of the house, across a lawn, through a locked gate, etc. The
>> circuit panel is conveniently located in my central utility/laundry
>> room, and the pool is on its own circuit. Would it be appropriate or
>> safe to use the circuit as the switch on a daily basis, on then later
>> off once per day through the summer? I know some people put a timer on
>> the pool pump - is there something I can buy at the big box and hook
>> up simply, or is it something I need an electrician for?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Karen
>
> a breaker is not a switch, and will quickly wear out if you use it as one.
>
> if you have to ask, yes, you need an electrician to install either a
> switch or a timer.
>
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Posted by Boden on April 30, 2008, 9:15 pm
charlie wrote:
>
>>The regular switch for the pool pump is, well, out by the pool. Out
>>the back of the house, across a lawn, through a locked gate, etc. The
>>circuit panel is conveniently located in my central utility/laundry
>>room, and the pool is on its own circuit. Would it be appropriate or
>>safe to use the circuit as the switch on a daily basis, on then later
>>off once per day through the summer? I know some people put a timer on
>>the pool pump - is there something I can buy at the big box and hook
>>up simply, or is it something I need an electrician for?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Karen
>
>
> a breaker is not a switch, and will quickly wear out if you use it as one.
>
> if you have to ask, yes, you need an electrician to install either a switch
> or a timer.
>
>
The breaker is not rated for switching high current (>20 amp) inductive
loads like a pool pump. 15 and 20 amp breakers are rated for switching
loads, including fluorescent lighting. Higher current loads shouldn't
be switched using a breaker.
Is it safe to do so? Sure.
Will it fail? Perhaps...when it does install an appropriate switch.
Best to install the switch now, rather than when it isn't convenient.
Better solution is to install a clock driven switch.
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Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Blattus_Slaf on April 30, 2008, 5:13 pm
KLE wrote:
> The regular switch for the pool pump is, well, out by the pool. Out
> the back of the house, across a lawn, through a locked gate, etc. The
> circuit panel is conveniently located in my central utility/laundry
> room, and the pool is on its own circuit. Would it be appropriate or
> safe to use the circuit as the switch on a daily basis, on then later
> off once per day through the summer? I know some people put a timer on
> the pool pump - is there something I can buy at the big box and hook
> up simply, or is it something I need an electrician for?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Karen
A breaker IS a switch. Lots of businesses shut breakers daily and they
don't wear out even with years of use.
--
Blattus Slafaly ? 3 :) 7/8
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