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So I am trying to wire my pump to a switch. I wired it all up and it blew a fuse. Its a very old fuse box, with fuses that are screwed in and out. I have used the pump in the same outlet before with no problems. So It must be how I wired it.
This is what I did. I wired the plug cord into the switch, and the march pump into the switch. I cut the plug off of the march pump. Each end up the plug and the march pump have terminal connectors on them. Should I had only used one? I also accidentally had the switch on when I plugged it in. The pump is a 115v.
More detail about connecting. Both greens are connected to the ground side. Both Greens have terminals on them. The plug had 2 black lines. So I guessed. I connected the white march pump wire and a black plug wire to one of the screws using terminals on both. Then I wired the black march wire and one of the black wires from the plug to a screw on the switch. Both had terminals on the wires.
This is what I did. I wired the plug cord into the switch, and the march pump into the switch. I cut the plug off of the march pump. Each end up the plug and the march pump have terminal connectors on them. Should I had only used one? I also accidentally had the switch on when I plugged it in. The pump is a 115v.
More detail about connecting. Both greens are connected to the ground side. Both Greens have terminals on them. The plug had 2 black lines. So I guessed. I connected the white march pump wire and a black plug wire to one of the screws using terminals on both. Then I wired the black march wire and one of the black wires from the plug to a screw on the switch. Both had terminals on the wires.