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Charles Hoover
Jul 28, 2008, 03:28 PM
I have a 24 volt 2 pole gfci breaker in a 1.6 kw resistive pool heater. Indoor pool. Voltage and current levels are within spec. I measure currents of up to .1 amp in the common ground.

The breaker opens at random. I wonder if it is malfunctioning or improperly installed.

thanksfor any help you can give me

stanfortyman
Jul 28, 2008, 06:45 PM
Is there anything electrical getting wet?
Is there a chlorine generator? Could it be salt?

How old is the heater? Could the element be going bad?

Lots of variables here.