Timeline for Does big current draw make GFCI outlets go bad?
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| Dec 14, 2022 at 21:54 | comment | added | keshlam | @sborsher: Some people install higher quality components. Others, especially if they expect to sell the place, go with whatever is cheapest without looking obviously cheap. Note that builders and renovators tend toward the latter since they don't have to live with the consequences. | |
| Apr 30, 2014 at 20:11 | comment | added | sborsher | I lived in my former house for 15 years, having had it built custom, and never had to replace anything. The house I just bought, built just 15 years ago, has things breaking that I have never seen before, like: toilets, GFCI outlets, and toggle switches. I guess some people are just easier on their house than others. | |
| Apr 23, 2014 at 20:54 | comment | added | Greg | As to both comments above, heat stress from overload or even lengthy heavy current draw makes sense to me. I am going to plug the shop vac directly into the GFCI to see what happens, but it seems very likely I will be replacing to avoid the nuisance tripping. | |
| Apr 23, 2014 at 19:42 | history | answered | shirlock homes | CC BY-SA 3.0 |