Pump 220V wired to Ground Fault

[Max]

I have pool pump 110/220V. It’s wired for 110 on a down stream ground fault. I installed a new 200amp breaker box for the house and put in a 220V ground fault breaker. How do I hook it to the pump, pump has 2 load lines and 1 ground ( green screw to motor chassis ) It doesn’t need a return load wire?? so where do I hook the 4th wire from the breaker ( white ??) And do I check to see if ground fault is working before I let my wife get in the pool. ( Ha Ha ) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks MAX..............

[househelper]

If you rewired the pump motor for 240V, then a neutral is not needed. The two hots are connected to the L1 and L2 of the motor and to the hot lugs of the breaker. The white pigtail from the breaker will connect to the neutral bus. There will be no neutral connection to the breaker or to the motor.

[Max]

Thanks I think you are saying to hook it up like a regular 240 breaker and put white wire from ground fault breaker to the bus . This means I will have 3 wires run to pump motor. Line 1 Line 2 And the ground wire to the green screw on the motor case. Is there any way to check to see if the ground fault is working properly. I have used a worm to drop a cross the terminals, put this is a red neck tester. Thanks for the help MAX.............:listen::listen:

[suemarkp]

How about using the TEST button?

[Max]

Will the test button not work if the ground fault is not wired correctly. Thanks for all the help on this. MAX...........

[suemarkp]

Probably. If you forget the neutral pigtail, I don't think the test button will work (but the GFCI may still trip on a true ground fault), and it may trip on any 120V load. If you hit the test button and the pump no longer works (and the pump works when the GFCI is reset), that is a pretty good test. You don't want to short out a GFCI, or else you may breaker its ground fault sensing circuitry.

Oh, and you posted in the wrong forum. This section is for how to use the forums and not for self help questions. One of the electrical forums would have been a better choice.

[Max]

This was my frist time and I didnt know how to get to the different forms. I understand now. Thanks for the help on my pool pump wireing. This a very helpful site. Thanks MAX..........