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  1. D

    CAFCI/GFCI Gremlin on sub panel

    Ok, I've got an issue I can't figure out to save my life. Background: I'm putting in a 100a sub panel in my detached 2 car high bay garage. Other than a 50a and a 30a 240v circuit(s), everything is on 20a circuits with CAFCI/GFCI Plug on Neutral Homeline circuit breakers...
  2. S

    GFCI WR outlets are tripping whenever I plug something in

    I am building an outdoor kitchen and have run a subpanel to the kitchen. I have an arc-fault 20 amp breaker with 4 GFCI WR outlets wired in parallel around the kitchen. They are caulked appropriately, with weather rated covers, etc. but for some reason, every time I try to test the outlet - they...
  3. C

    To GFCI or not to GFCI

    I have a 150 gallon reef tank (an aquarium for the uninitiated). I had 2-20amp circuits installed to run everything. Not close to max amps. Given that GFCI’s can trip in a false over-current situation, they are somewhat unreliable and my tank can die within hours of power failure is a GFCI still...
  4. L

    Open Hot on exterior GFCI outlet

    I have a 15A external GFCI that tripped after a heavy rain. It's on a 4 GFCI circuit (3 interior GFCI outlets and 1 exterior GFCI outlet) and the exterior GFCI outlet is the last one on the circuit. I'm able to reset the other 3 interior GFCI outlets without any problem but the exterior GFCI...
  5. J

    Faulty gfci

    I have bathroom gfci circuit with two gfci in series, the down stream tripped wouldn't reset. Found line potential on both the neutral and hot wire. Further investigation found the up stream unit failed. Has anyone else ever seen this problem. Also the upstream gfci wasn't tripping.
  6. A

    GFCI Breaker Trips during Lightening Storms

    Hi All. First time poster here looking for some advice. I have been having issues with a GFCI breaker being tripped whenever we have very close lightening. Here is the current wiring configuration: 20amp GFCI at the panel. This circuit runs outside and powers the pool pump and a receptacle...
  7. S

    GFCI?

    I have a small popup camper that has lost power to all of the outlets. everything else is working. there is a GFCI outlet with a yellow light on. Can I replace that GFCI and fix the problem?
  8. D

    Attempting GFCI with limited wires, need help

    So I have a light and a switch in my bathroom. The goal is to have a lightswitch/outlet/GFCI combo in the light switch box controlling the light with the outlet constantly having power regardless of switch position. I have 2 electrical boxes in the bathroom: One box with the light...
  9. C

    GFCI outlet help

    I'm puzzled here. We had an unusually heavy rain this weekend and the power to the outlets in the downstairs southwest quadrant of our house is out. This includes part of the kitchen and the adjoining dining room. The power is also out on the deck that abuts the dining room. So I figured it was...
  10. D

    New gfci circuit

    Installing exterior outlet running off new 20 amp gfci breaker. I have a good understanding of the outdoor section of the circuit as well as installing new breaker. My plan is the cable will be in conduit buried and the conduit will come up exterior wall near indoor panel. Then with line box...
  11. M

    Multiple GFCI Outlets Tripping at the same time on different circuits

    Dealing with a noodle scratcher. Trying to figure out what has caused multiple GFCI outlets on separate circuits to trip at the same time. Over the last two Wednesdays in the morning something has happened which caused multiple GFCI outlets throughout the house to trip at the same time...
  12. BlueRaja

    How is it possible for a GFCI cord to fail in one outlet but not another?

    I have an outdoor electrical subpanel with a nearby outlet. We've plugged an extension cord with a built-in GFCI into it , but the GFCI trips every time, with any device plugged in. When we plug the same GFCI/device into a different outlet near the house, it works fine. We've replaced the...
  13. R

    Ground wire and gfci breaker

    I’m adding a 20 amp gfci circuit using 12/2 awg wire. What do yo do with the ground wire when wiring the gfci breaker?
  14. J

    15A or 20A GFCI?

    I have several 15A outlets connected to a 20A circuit. This circuit continues to our deck. Should I install a 15A or 20A GFCI outlet on the deck?
  15. G

    Adding Undercounter Fridge - GFCI needed?

    Hi, I'm going to pigtail two outlets for a project where I'm building in an under-counter fridge and adding an outlet for the fridge and one for a small 30" counter we are adding above the fridge. The space is not in the kitchen, but adjacent and the circuit is not GFCI protected by other...
  16. G

    Problems With GFCI Circuit

    Hello, I'm having problems with a GFCI circuit that feeds one outdoor outlet and two bathroom outlets. The GFCI breaker trips in the breaker panel. I have replaced the breaker with the same breaker type and the breaker still trips for an unknown reason. I am thinking about replacing these...
  17. K

    GFCI outlet required for dish washer ? outlet height from floor ?

    The more I learned about home electricity, the more paranoid I become about outlets in my home. First, in my 40+ yrs old home, ALL outlets are 9 inch above the floor surface (measured from the floor to the lowest edge of the outlet), including garage outlets. I just learned that NEC requires 12...
  18. B

    Are gfci outlets safe enough?

    Hello, I’m buying a house that was built in 1940, but was recently renovated. I got an inspection done. The first floor outlets are grounded, but the 2nd floor and attic bedroom outlets all show open ground. The sellers put in GFCI outlets in the bedrooms upstairs. I’m wondering if this is safe...
  19. M

    GFCI OUTLET will not reset yet nothing is plugged in. Replaced with new. Same result

    GFCI OUTLET will not reset yet nothing is plugged in. Replaced with new. Same result
  20. H

    ungrounded switched outlet with three 2-wire cables coming into it -- make GFCI

    I'm just a DYI-er here and very new. I have an ungrounded outlet that is completely controlled (it's not half-controlled) by a wall switch. The place I'm in was built in 1957 and this outlet appears to have a jumper wire from neutral to ground. Notice in the attached pics that there are 3...
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