Duster72
Well-Known Member
I recently completed a replica of Pol's system.
It's an exact replica down to the part number except:
I have a 15 gal aluminum pot
I installed 4 switches instead of 3 because I have 2 pumps
I used the (in)famous Ebay 30A GFCI dryer cord for power
My problem is with the GFCI. Generally, it trips a lot. Today as a test, I unplugged everything from my control panel and plugged the CP into the wall. GFCI tripped within 10 seconds. I reset the GFCI and it tripped almost immediately. Rinse repeat. After about 4 resets, the system remained powered on. I decided to leave it plugged in for a while as a test. It stayed on for 6 hours.
So, I decided to try to heat and clean the system. I turned on the kettle burner and got the water up to 150 and the GFCI popped. Now it won't reset - it just keeps popping immediately. I turned off all the switches and unplugged everything. No difference. It keeps tripping.
I have read up on GFCI and think I basically understand how it works - it is showing less current coming back than what's going out. But if nothing is plugged in and all switches are off, then the only thing that is getting power is the PID.
Any suggestions here please??
Also, Pol, since I'm sure you'll read this, once I get this thing running, what do I do to get it in manual mode with the proper cycle time?
Thanks everybody!!!
It's an exact replica down to the part number except:
I have a 15 gal aluminum pot
I installed 4 switches instead of 3 because I have 2 pumps
I used the (in)famous Ebay 30A GFCI dryer cord for power
My problem is with the GFCI. Generally, it trips a lot. Today as a test, I unplugged everything from my control panel and plugged the CP into the wall. GFCI tripped within 10 seconds. I reset the GFCI and it tripped almost immediately. Rinse repeat. After about 4 resets, the system remained powered on. I decided to leave it plugged in for a while as a test. It stayed on for 6 hours.
So, I decided to try to heat and clean the system. I turned on the kettle burner and got the water up to 150 and the GFCI popped. Now it won't reset - it just keeps popping immediately. I turned off all the switches and unplugged everything. No difference. It keeps tripping.
I have read up on GFCI and think I basically understand how it works - it is showing less current coming back than what's going out. But if nothing is plugged in and all switches are off, then the only thing that is getting power is the PID.
Any suggestions here please??
Also, Pol, since I'm sure you'll read this, once I get this thing running, what do I do to get it in manual mode with the proper cycle time?
Thanks everybody!!!