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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv
Agree with those who say to look at the circuit from the breaker and the pump. Did you just bury a cord to the pump, or is it housed inside a conduit? Sometimes people just bury the wire to an outside pump or whatever and a short can develop over time.
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We did just bury the cord. It is a complete waterproof cord, installed on the pump from the manufacturer. I don't think it is user-replaceable.
No recent digging in the area. No crimps. Happened after a long, hot, dry spell. The outlet is about 2' away from where the cord comes out of the ground (it's located in a well containing a filter.)
And....it doesn't trip the GFCI outlet on the side of the house.
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Yet--I'm betting on a developing issue in the pump. It hasn't been run nearly as much in hot weather as it normally runs. I've plugged it in. Will run it constantly for a day or two, then try it again in the original outlet. Maybe there's some condensation causing problems.
But my previous experience with GFCI has been much more straightforward with clear causes.
This is an odd one.