CPR skimmer pump tripping GFCI!! Help Please!

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  1. patrick824

    patrick824 Montipora Digitata

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    hey so i have a CPR marine tower with a skim-rite 100 pump and when i plug it into my in-wall gfci it trips.... there is no water on the plug itself and the pump has worked fine before. please i need this going! thanks
     
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  2. Matt Rogers

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    Interesting. I don't have an answer for you but I will be following as I quiet literally am installing an GFCI for my new tank tomorrow.
     
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  3. TahoeMtn

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    I am going looking for a pick of that pump, Can I assume there is water in the tank?
    The pump has worked previously?
    The plug has worked previously?
    Is the pump capable of being run 220v or 120v and is set wrong?
     
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  4. TahoeMtn

    TahoeMtn Flamingo Tongue

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    From what I am seeing.....this pump is submerged? If not check the seal between the seal plate and the motor. If it is submerged, it has a leak somewhere. usually happens at the cord seal or the mechanical seal at the impeller. Just guessing since I don't have one in my hand.
     
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  5. ReefSparky

    ReefSparky Super Moderator

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    Remove the pump from the skimmer. Submerge the pump in a suitable vessel to prevent flow-over when first powered on. Carry the bucket and pump to another GFCI in the house and plug it in. Despite the appearance of the outlet; any receptacle in a bathroom or above a counter top in the kitchen will be GFCI protected.

    Does it trip the other GFCI? If not, the first GFI is suspect. If it does, maybe the pump is bad.
     
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