I needed a clicker press to make my own gaskets so I bought a new one. Because its in my garage which has 110v with 30A service I was able to special order one with a 2 HP/ 110v motor which draws 20A. Its 10 ga wire from the garage breaker box to the motor.

When I try to start the press it trips the main 30A circuit breaker almost immediately. The press has a cast iron flywheel on the shaft that I'm guessing weighs 40-50 lbs, so this creates a lot of drag on start up for the motor. Does anyone have experience with the amperage spike on start up with motors attached to a flywheel? My guess is the amp spike on start up is going over 30A, but don't know how to get around this problem.