Timeline for Why does the outlet short out when I turn on the garbage disposal?
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| Oct 30, 2017 at 0:28 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDIY/status/924795126639218690 | ||
| Jun 21, 2012 at 14:06 | comment | added | Adam Davis | There's a metafilter thread with this same issue that you might find useful. If you are experiencing a real ground fault, you need to get it fixed by fixing the wiring, outlets, or garbage disposal. ask.metafilter.com/33338/garbage-disposals-and-GFCI | |
| Jun 21, 2012 at 13:58 | answer | added | Tester101 | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jun 21, 2012 at 13:56 | answer | added | Adam Davis | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 21, 2012 at 13:29 | history | edited | Tester101 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 21, 2012 at 0:26 | comment | added | mikes | Do you mean the circuit breaker in your power panel trips or the GFI in the outlet trips? | |
| Jun 20, 2012 at 23:14 | comment | added | auujay | Unplug the disposal from its outlet, does the breaker still trip when you turn the switch on and off (obviously the disposal will not do anything because it is unplugged)? | |
| Jun 20, 2012 at 23:06 | history | asked | rachel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |