I had a service call with a pool gas heater with no rating plate, only a 120/240v blower motor so it shouldnt be more than 2 or 3 amps. The pump is controlled by a timeclock off a 2 pole 25 amp breaker on a #12 wire, and the heater is spliced into the same circuit. The pool man installed all of this himself only to be told by the inspector to call an electrician, get a permit, look it over, and call for a reinspection.
I'd rather see the pump on a dedicated circuit and the heater on a dedicated circuit. The existing timeclock is only a 2 pole so i use the timeclock to switch on/off a 4 pole contactor which controls both the pump and heater simultaneously. Just wondering if I went overkill with separating the pump and heater circuits. I don't think so though.
