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04-23-2003, 04:53 PM
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Tripping breaker
Hi guys well I got my new pump in and plugged it in to the wall outlet next to my other fish tank and it ran for about 5 sec and tripped the breaker works fine elsewhere in the house maybe Im drawing to much off that breaker but that is where the new fish tank is going what can I do to beef up the breaker ? im no electrician 
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04-23-2003, 05:00 PM
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Casey can you list the specs off the manufacturers data sticker please?
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04-23-2003, 05:04 PM
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sure Rick 115 volts 350 watts ac 60hz 3.0 amps 3600gph
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04-23-2003, 05:07 PM
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I'm surprised that the breaker would trip that quickly even if you're going over the total amperage for the circuit. Do you have any way to check the actual amp draw for the pump?
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04-23-2003, 05:07 PM
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Casey,
What size is the breaker that is tripping? What other things on this circuit? (ie. appliances, lighting etc.)
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Last edited by karsco; 04-23-2003 at 05:10 PM.
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04-23-2003, 05:09 PM
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not sure how to tell it is a small one and says 10 ac on it
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04-23-2003, 05:12 PM
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not sure how to tell it is a small one and says 10 ac on it
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That is small. If the wire is big enough you could go with a 15 or 20 amp breaker but you would need to make sure the wire size is big enough before you do that. Know an electrician?
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04-23-2003, 05:15 PM
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yes I do know one Rick here is a pic of the one tripping
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04-23-2003, 05:16 PM
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Rick I dont know how to check the amp draw
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04-23-2003, 05:17 PM
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It is a 10 amp breaker, which is definitely small if it is the only circuit dedicated to your aquarium. You could put a larger breaker in, if your panel load can handle it. Is this outlet on a GFI? How many amps is your panel it should say on the sticker inside the door of the panel? (It should probably be like a 150 or 200)
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04-23-2003, 05:19 PM
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Originally posted by karsco
It is a 10 amp breaker, which is definitely small if it is the only circuit dedicated to your aquarium. You could put a larger breaker in, if your panel load can handle it. Is this outlet on a GFI? How many amps is your panel it should say on the sticker inside the door of the panel? (It should probably be like a 150 or 200)
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It says 200 amp on the sticker inside the box
It does not have GFI on it but I am getting one.
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04-23-2003, 05:22 PM
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That's called a tandem breaker. It's used to add a circuit when a panel is already full. I would get your electrician to check the circuit to see if you can upsize the breaker. He should also be able to check the amp draw of the pump.
I checked my entire tank circuit when all the lights and pumps were running and was only pulling 10.7 amps.
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04-23-2003, 05:23 PM
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Well Casey do you have a buddy who is an electrician? If not I would probably hire someone to put in a larger breaker for you.
One more thought is the breaker might be bad. Awhile back my oven kept turning off. I thought I had a bad heating element in the oven but it ended up being a worn out breaker.
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04-23-2003, 05:23 PM
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ok Rick will do I figured it was full and I need to upgrade some how house was built in 71 
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04-23-2003, 05:24 PM
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Ok Rick and Karsco thanks will call my buddy in he should be able to beef it up somehow.
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