Pool pump and timer wiring
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Pool pump and timer wiring
I am replacing a toggle switch for a pool pump and timer. Each side has a black and red wire w one green ground. I bought a pass and seymour double pole 20 amp switch. I reconnected the old one with this one and reconnected the wires as they were. When i turned the electric back on the circuit tripped immediately. The circuit for the timer and pump are 15 amp each. Do I have the worng switch? Did I connect wrong wires (red to black and black to red)? Is there a way for me to figure out. The old switch was rusted and old, I do not know if the new switch is compatible. Any suggestions? Thought it was siumple enough
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should have come with a wiring diagram. Often they are printed on the box. Use that to determine which terminal to connect each wire to.
pass and seymour double pole 20 amp switch