Pool Lighting Breaker Tripping

[tmillard]

Hi...

At one of the schools we recently did some work at, two of the circuits breakers that feed the natatorium (pool) lighting fixtures occasionally trip. Maybe every other day or so... There is only about 12A on each of the 20A breakers.

Has anyone ever had any problems like this? Maybe chlorine problems?

Thanks,

Tom

 

[boater bill]

Is the lighiting Metal Halide? A ballast or lamp going out would start breakers to randomly trip.

 

[weressl]

Hi...

At one of the schools we recently did some work at, two of the circuits breakers that feed the natatorium (pool) lighting fixtures occasionally trip. Maybe every other day or so... There is only about 12A on each of the 20A breakers.

Has anyone ever had any problems like this? Maybe chlorine problems?

Thanks,

Tom

Even though you may have fixtures suitable for wet locations, the moisture/condensation can create tracking surfaces that "gound" fault your circuits. Megger test your leads.

 

[barbeer]

The breakers could be going bad. Secondly I would think a bad fixture(ballast) was the problem.