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    AlbertG Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jul 29, 2008, 09:18 AM
    Breaker in panel periodically trips for pool outlet
    I have a gfi outlet outside in which I have connected a timer for the above ground pool all seemed to be going well but lately it trips the breaker 15 amps in the main panel what could cause this
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    Jul 30, 2008, 02:16 PM
    The possibilities are numerous, a bad breaker, a ground fault, a defective timer... etc. All you can do is troubleshoot the circuit to find the actual reason for the tripping.
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