After doing a check on google, they are suggesting if the GFI is fairly new,
is to check what is running on the circuit. If to many things are on that
circuit or running a heater or hair drier you may be running at or near the
max, which the GFI is doing its job by tripping. The suggestion is to
On my front porch I have a GFI receptacle. My pump in the fountain stopped
working, so I went to check if it got tripped. There is two buttons, it's
been so long, I can't remember how to check to see if it's been tripped. Is
it the top button I push in or the bottom? Mater a fact, what is t
A GFI plug will have 2 buttons. There is no specific placement of these
buttons. I've seen one on top of the other as well as the
2 side by side.
One button is the reset. If the circuit has been tripped, this button will be
pushed out. You just have to push it back in and
the circuit should
one is a test button and the other is a reset button.
- Original Message -
From: Brice
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:18
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] GFI receptacle
On my front porch I have a GFI receptacle. My pump in the fountain
From: Brice
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:18 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] GFI receptacle
On my front porch I have a GFI receptacle. My pump in the fountain stopped
working, so I went to check if it got tripped. There is two buttons, it's
been s
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] GFI receptacle
Can't say which one it is but one will reset it and the other will just
trip it again if it's working.
As long as you have power to it, push on button in and see if it sticks. If
not, push in
