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On Behalf Of Allan Streib
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Do GFCI receptacles go bad?
Have not really been following this thread, but is there a motor of any
kind on the circuit? Motor
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Do GFCI receptacles go bad?
Dave,
I'm convinced that water was somewhere that the GFCI didn't like, due to the
power washing. I'm going on 36 hours without a trip event now, but this is
a new GFCI receptacle. I'm tempted
Have not really been following this thread, but is there a motor of any
kind on the circuit? Motors can cause GFCIs to trip when they shut off.
Allan
"Max Dillon" writes:
> Dave,
>
> I'm convinced that water was somewhere that the GFCI didn't like, due to the
> power washing. I'm going on 36
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On Behalf Of dave walton
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Do GFCI receptacles go bad?
Last time I saw an intermittent problem like that was at my sister's
hou
Last time I saw an intermittent problem like that was at my sister's
house in rural Ohio. A mouse had made a nest in the wall and chewed
the insulation off some romex. The GFCI kept the mouse from being
electrocuted unfortunately. The thing tripped occasionally over the
span of several weeks. I can
: [MBZ] OT: Do GFCI receptacles go bad?
On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:00:24 -0600 Peter Frederick
wrote:
> GFI's pop from either current flow or voltage to ground,
The only way they trip is if the currents flowing through the line and
neutral (the two blade terminals on a receptacle) are not equ
oesn't fix it.
-Max
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On Behalf Of WILTON
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When the house was washed,
-Max
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On Behalf Of Peter Frederick
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Are there any fluorescent lamps (inludin
On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:00:24 -0600 Peter Frederick
wrote:
> GFI's pop from either current flow or voltage to ground,
The only way they trip is if the currents flowing through the line and
neutral (the two blade terminals on a receptacle) are not equal. Note that
line is typically the black wire (
iday, January 01, 2010 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Do GFCI receptacles go bad?
Well, the GFCI receptacle probably wasn't bad, which may mean I've got a
wiring problem. Does anyone know what kind of resistance I should be
finding between Line and Neutral (black wire and white wire)?
Are there any fluorescent lamps (inluding the compact fluorescent
ones) on that circuit? We have had fits at work with GFI breakers
intermittently popping for no reason with our TOC analyzers, all of
which have mercury vapor lamps. Turns out that there is enough
current leakage from the l
Well, the GFCI receptacle probably wasn't bad, which may mean I've got a
wiring problem. Does anyone know what kind of resistance I should be
finding between Line and Neutral (black wire and white wire)? I had
expected that a typical isolated circuit would have infinite resistance
between Line an
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Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Do GFCI receptacles go bad?
Max Dillon wrote:
I think the NEC now requires them for bathrooms, kitchen, outside
receptacles, and garage. I don't have them in garage, maybe I'll get a
two-pack a
Max Dillon wrote:
I think the NEC now requires them for bathrooms, kitchen, outside
receptacles, and garage. I don't have them in garage, maybe I'll get a
two-pack and install in my garage. Need to figure out which receptacle is
furthest upstream.
That sounds about right, but I hadn't heard
Ahh, thanks for that confirmation Wilton.
-Max
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Oh
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On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:43:25 -0500 "WILTON" wrote:
> A GFCI "looks" for an imbalance of 5 milliamps or more between the hot
>
tested.
These should also be replaced, of course.
Wilton
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Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Do GFCI receptacles go bad?
BTW, Lowes has GFCI receptacles for $16 and $
On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:43:25 -0500 "WILTON" wrote:
> A GFCI "looks" for an imbalance of 5 milliamps or more between the hot
> and neutral conductors of the circuit it protects. A grounding
> conductor is not even needed for a GFCI to work properly and works very
> well on older circuits with
BTW, Lowes has GFCI receptacles for $16 and $31; GFCI breakers (for dist.
panel) for $61.
Wilton
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Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Do GFCI receptacles go bad?
A
ound or when an
"appliance" pulls too much current for the "size" (rating) of the breaker.
Wilton
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From: "Max Dillon"
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Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 8:21 AM
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e: [MBZ] OT: Do GFCI receptacles go bad?
So, the GFCI runs more than just its own outlet?
The ground wire running to other stuff like the fan, can you read voltage
from
that wire to either the hot or neutral?
If not, then you probably don't have a ground fault and should try replaci
So, the GFCI runs more than just its own outlet?
The ground wire running to other stuff like the fan, can you read voltage from
that wire to either the hot or neutral?
If not, then you probably don't have a ground fault and should try replacing the
GFCI.
Mitch.
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Max Dillon wrote:
I think I've got a bad one. Several weeks ago I had my house power-washed,
and the fan in the screened-in back porch got wet and shorted out and
tripped the GFCI receptacle. Once I'd figured out the problem and removed
the fan, leaving the wires capped with wire nuts and tucke
Thanks Dave!
-Max
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On Behalf Of dave walton
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 8:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Do GFCI receptacles go bad?
Yes. Just had to replace the
Yes. Just had to replace the one under the sink that powers the hot
tap and dishwasher.
You can get a new 10-pack on eBay for what Home Depot charges for 2 of them.
-Dave Walton
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
> I think I've got a bad one. Several weeks ago I had my house po
I think I've got a bad one. Several weeks ago I had my house power-washed,
and the fan in the screened-in back porch got wet and shorted out and
tripped the GFCI receptacle. Once I'd figured out the problem and removed
the fan, leaving the wires capped with wire nuts and tucked safely into the
bo
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