Recently I had trouble with my spa overheating. Replacing the temp sensors fixed the problem but not before it ruined my spa cover, I suppose it could have done more damage if I had not caught it in time. I have on hand a temp controled switch that closes at 105F, My intent is to connect it from one of the hot wires to ground through a resistor so it will generate a ground fault should the temp rise to 105F and trip the breaker. Is there anything wrong with doing this? How much current should I use to trip a 50 ampGFCI breaker. I have tried it succesfully with about 100ma. Is this more than I should be using..Sounds high to me but the 1.2k resistor is the only one I have on hand at this time. TIA Jimmie
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19 years ago