Apex tripping
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A short in any particular piece of equipment might be the reason. If you take this piece of equipment off-line and the Apex no longer trips then it is that particular item causing the problem and not a Neptune issue and very likely a short of some sort within that particular piece of equipment.
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Unfortunately that is the most UNhelpful thing apex and you have said. It’s very obvious that’s what’s causing it but none of the items plugged in individually caused it to trip. Each were tested for 20 minutes SOLO.
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Sorry if I was unhelpful but that would have been valuable information to disclose in the original post requesting answers. I hear your frustration but I was just trying to be of assistance. I have some other ideas on how you might want to troubleshoot this knowing what I know now but I am reticent to do so for fear of being called out as unhelpful. Good luck with finding a solution.
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So, it's the breaker in the EB8 that keeps tripping? I don't entirely follow your logic on the CaRx - it is or is not tripping the breaker? It's just a matter of trying to isolate the offender. I suppose there may be something amiss with the EB*, but it's more likely to be a short of some kind in connected equipment.
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Yes the breaker keeps tripping. I can’t seem to figure out what’s causing it. Very frustrated. Seems to me like the last thing I plug in is the CaRx when testing to see which outlet is causing the EB8 to be tripped. It trips around the same time everyday and I cannot figure it out. My logic is that if the CaRx is 3w, would it be able to trip the 15 amp breaker on the apex like that. I can’t imagine it would be able too
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It is the cumulation of all items amperage hooked up to the EB8 that determines the trip point. You need to calculate the total amperage draw from all the equipment plugged into the EB8. If you are close to or at your threshold, something will likely trip the EB8. So, no the CaRx, in and of itself cannot cause the EB8 to trip unless it has a short. Plug in the reactor and everything else BUT any random piece of equipment not critically controlled by the Apex. Place that one random piece on a standard outlet. If the EB8 still trips then it is likely one of the pieces that you have plugged in. At that point, keep doing the same thing with all your pieces of equipment until you find that is no longer tripping your EB8. Process of elimination. It is then, likely, that piece not plugged into the EB8. Another option is to test for stray current in your system with an ohm meter. Another option is to ground your tank with a grounding probe, which all tanks should have, and be certain that the probe is connected to a GFCI protected outlet. If there is a short or current it will trip the GFCI. Keep unplugging equipment till the unit no longer causes the GFCI to trip. That will tell you if you have stray current. If all this fails...
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sternicus
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Okay I’ll keep trying. Problem is when I’m working with it, it won’t trip for the whole day. Then out of no where it will trip
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Also the highest amperage it’s ever reached is around 10.2. That’s very far off from the 15 amp tripping point I believe
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Patience grasshopper... Just do one thing at a time and let it alone. If you come back and it has tripped then... if it hasn't for some time, let it go a little longer. If nothing happens still you will have the culprit nailed. It will be slow going since things may or may not happen right away. Patience...
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Then it is more likely it is a particular piece of equipment causing you the problem, you just need to isolate which one.
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Exactly how you said. If you have a free outlet free plug it into that and see what happens
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How long does before the EB8 trips? If you have 2-part you can dose while testing. Really you should not have to have any piece off-line, you will just have it plugged into a non EB8 outlet.
