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In ground pool pump power questions

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Electricalguy

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Was called to a house to fix an install that a pool contractor installed. They were calling because there pool pump for there inground pool did not work. I went there and found a 1.5 HP 120 volt pool pump located about 15 to 17 feet from the closest edge of the pool. The pool pump was being powered by 120 volt. Name plate said 18.6 amps on the 120 volt source. Pool pump had 14/3 SO cord ran to a 15 amp standard push in plug. This was all plugged into the 20-amp GFCI rec. I found the so cord coming from the pump had the power pin burned and the GFCI must have caught fire and had a melted power hole same side as plug. Since this pool may run longer than 8 hours a day to filter the pool when not being swam in at times should this pump be bumped to a 30 amp circuit with GFCI breaker and a twist lock 30-amp plug and rec? Or is it permissible to place the pump on a 12/3 SJOOW power cord from the back of the pump to a 20-amp rec and protect it from a 20-amp GFCI breaker, and should this be a twist lock plug/rec even though it's about 15 to 17 feet from the inside edge of the pool? E4203.1.1 talks about locking grounded rec but talks about 6 to 10 feet distances where i'm at around 15 to 17 feet.
 
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