I am in the process of rewiring most of the non-grounded circuits in my house, and came across my sump pump, which currently is branched off of an outlet circuit.
Having read the NEC about sumps, I believe it needs its own dedicated 20A circuit. ok, fine, i have no problem doing that.
My problem is, how would I ever know if the circuit tripped except for when my basement floods? Although there is a huge draw on startup of the pump, it almost seems more logical to wire it onto a circuit that feeds outlets or ceiling so you could actually tell if the circuit tripped from upstairs....
any thoughts?
Having read the NEC about sumps, I believe it needs its own dedicated 20A circuit. ok, fine, i have no problem doing that.
My problem is, how would I ever know if the circuit tripped except for when my basement floods? Although there is a huge draw on startup of the pump, it almost seems more logical to wire it onto a circuit that feeds outlets or ceiling so you could actually tell if the circuit tripped from upstairs....
any thoughts?