Hi All,
I've been testing/fixing my pumps using a 120v wall plug for short durations. I've found in some cases that on 120v a pump won't spin up without help, but when I hook it up to the 240v connection in the tub it works fine. I have an unused 240v dryer outlet which is a NEMA 10-30 style from my research. I'd like to use this outlet to bench test my pumps on 240v. Can I just use a pump cable and replace the board connection side with a 240v NEMA 10-30 plug?
I do realize that I could also just plug the pump into the board with it outside the tub, but honestly the less I can touch the board the better I'll feel. When the tub is working I'd much rather leave things alone.
Is 240v power from this type of outlet OK to run a 240v hot tub pump?
Thanks for any insight.
Rob