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Water Pump Tripping Breaker

Bawnmore · 2019-11-20 09:36:23

We moved into our house about a week ago and it seems like the water pump (pumping water from lake to tank in attic) is tripping the breaker periodically. When we got the keys about a month ago, it was happening intermittently about once every few days but we didn't know it was the water pump. Usually when it trips, it…

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20-11-2019 10:36am

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Bawnmore

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We moved into our house about a week ago and it seems like the water pump (pumping water from lake to tank in attic) is tripping the breaker periodically. When we got the keys about a month ago, it was happening intermittently about once every few days but we didn't know it was the water pump. Usually when it trips, it would turn back on immediately after with no trouble.

Last night it tripped the breaker again, but won't allow it to be set back up. We're waiting on a number for an electrician locally, but are there typical things we should be expecting in terms of what could be wrong?

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