Questions tagged [gfci]
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter(GFCI). Sometimes known as a GFI, or a residual-current device (RCD or RCCB). Can refer to receptacles as well as circuit breakers. They detect a leak in current, or an imbalance between the current on the hot and neutral wires. This is used to prevent electrical shock. Use with the [electrical] tag
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Gfci keeps tripping and not sure what to do
I have two circuits in my garage. One is a 15amp circuit that powers the garage door and has two outlets, the other is a dedicated 20amp fridge outlet. Both have GFCIs. I'm trying to run a kiln in the ...
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How to fix window A/C Unit tripping Kitchen GFCI outlet?
I have a Midea U-shaped window air conditioning unit in the kitchen, plugged into a common USA 120v GFCI-protected outlet in the kitchen. When installed last year the unit worked fine all summer. This ...
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Need Help Troubleshooting Potentially Faulty Neutral Wiring in Circuit
I think my issue may be similar to this post but I'll explain my situation. I have an older home and the living room is on a circuit that contains 2 non-grounded outlets and a wall switch.
The wall ...
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Electric ranges compatible with GFCI
I’m planning to install a new 50A 240V circuit for an electric induction range. The receptacle will be within 6ft of the sink so it requires a GFCI according to NEC 2020. My jurisdiction is still on ...
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Could a GFCI going bad result in loud refrig compressor noise? Refrig later died, I replaced GFCi, now much quieter…but why?
I am doing a remodel on a future home. On the initial walk thru we noticed the loud compressor noise from the frig. 2 months later frig died. Diagnosed by tech as bad GFCI or bad compressor inverter. ...
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Wiring GFCI outlets to eliminate downstream GFCI protection
If you rewire a GFCI outlet so that the downstream outlets are no longer GFCI protected (move the two upper wires down to attach to the same terminals as the lower two wires), then if there is still a ...
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Why is my refrigerator tripping a specific (brand new & tested) GFCI in my kitchen but not the other GFCI when I plug it in on another circuit?
Been troubleshooting this for a week now. After 3 years working perfectly (age of fridge) I noticed the fridge had no power last weekend. The GFCI had tripped on one of two circuits that power my ...
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Avoiding GFCI for my fridge
I'm wrapping up a whole kitchen remodel, including redoing most of the kitchen electrical. Today we installed the fridge in its new location and plugged it into its new outlet, but 15 minutes later it ...
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New AFCI/GFCI instantly trips when installed downstream from a GFCI - no obvious reasons
House is an older home from the 1890's, the wiring has all been replaced over the years, new panels, all that, but often decades apart so there are many generations of electrical all hooked together, ...
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Trying to find first outlet in on a circuit, but for each one, removing one leaves the other one powered
I have a multi-outlet circuit (confirmed that all turn off when I flip the same breaker).
I had always thought the way to find out which was first in the circuit was to remove the one you are guessing ...
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This 1950s metal box was ungrounded so I added a ground line. Do I need that if the wires are GFCI protected?
I have replaced all old outlets with existing wiring (no ground) on 20 amp circuits in 1950 home with new tamper resistant 20 amp decora outlets.
Before doing this I had an electrician trace for ...
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Help diagnosing a GFCI that instantly trips. Did I nick a wire with a screw?
I noticed that there were no GFCI outlets in the kitchen of my house and decided to add some. I installed one at the outlet closest to the sink but when I turned the power back on the GFCI tripped ...
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Is this a reasonable process for electrical troubleshooting and upgrade?
My dad lives in a home built in 1956 here in Maryland. The only upgrades to his electric has been having the fuse box converted to breakers back in the 90s.
He hit the light switch today and it ...
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US 110V GFCI outlet and one downstream outlet work fine, other downstream outlet shows "Open Ground", works but does not trip
A GFCI outlet recently stopped working so I replaced it myself. This GFCI outlet is connected to another standard outlet and a third outlet which is more like a strip.
A GFCI tester on the GFCI ...
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Should non-working US 110V AC GFCI outlet that shows open neutral, but trips and resets fine be replaced?
I have a GFCI outlet that has not worked for a while. The downstream outlet (there is only one from what I can tell) connected to it worked for a while, but no longer does.
I decided to find out more ...
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GFCI and AFCI outlet on circuit with refrigerator ....tripping after 6-8 hours after reset
Initially had a freezer and refrigerator freezer in garage on GFCI circuit, no problems for years. Then the freezer went out and the gfci circuit outlet was apparently damaged (and was 20 years old ...
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Can I convert this outlet to GFCI - US?
My house was built in 1960. The socket shown used to be a switched outlet, with one permanently live outlet and one controlled by a wall switch. I had ceiling lights installed about 15 years ago and, ...
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GFCI Light Is On, Test Button Doesn't Work [closed]
I am replacing an ungrounded outlet with a 15 amp GFCI. After removing the old receptacle, I noticed there were two wires coming off each screw on the load side.
I 3-way pig-tailed each side with a ...
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Will a GFCI still work correctly if a surge strip is plugged into it?
I have a GFCI in the bathroom and the two outlets are not enough.
I want to plug wall surge protector into the GFCI.
The result will be six outlets on the wall.
Will the GFCI still do its job for the ...
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Undo downstream GFCI protection for 6 standard receptacles to make individual GFCI outlets
I have 6 standard receptacles throughout my house that all wire into a single GFCI directly below my breaker box. This is inconvenient, because if I trip one of them somewhere, the other 5 don't work ...
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Is my wiring plan for a bathroom with a whirlpool and macerator reasonable?
Could I get another set of eyes on this schematic? It's a standard bathroom, however I'm adding a whirlpool tub pump, a whirlpool heater, and a macerator unit for waste discharge. I've read the ...
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Why does the breaker trip when I try to use the burners on my gas stove?
My Frigidaire gas stove (Model: FFGF3054TS) keeps tripping my GFCI circuit breaker when I try to use the top burners. I tried turning the oven on and that works, but every time I try to use the top ...
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GFCI tripping based on incoming supply with no load
I am trying to understand how this is possible, but we have one location where multiple GFCIs trip immediately, even with no downstream connection.
The first assumption would be that those GFCIs are ...
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GFCI light on but some other outlets have hot/ground
Garaje gfci light on but the next left side I have 4 outlet are hot/ground I check the right outlet is fine so I replace the gfci but still same no let me do resets. I have the two black in the black ...
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Does a laundry room circuit need GFCI protection?
I want to update the wiring in my laundry room but get confused about the requirements for this designated circuit. As I understand, Arc Fault protection breakers (AFCI) are now required for laundry ...
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Electrician installed GFCI on a kitchen split receptacle circuit using only one of the two hot wires
I have a kitchen where I have a 15A receptacle on a split circuit (two hot wires and one neutral). Previously, it was set up with the brass connection cut with one hot wire for the top plug and the ...
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Can I change which outlet on a circuit has the GFCI reset switch?
Due to how I want to lay out furniture in a room, the location of the outlet that contains the GFCI reset button is not convenient. Can I simply swap that outlet for another on the circuit and have ...
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Faulty (Sparking) Single-Pole Switch in One Room Trips GFCI Outlet in Another Room
I am in the middle of updating the wiring in my ~100-year-old house. All switches, lights, and outlets on the second floor are on the same circuit from the breaker. Yesterday, I installed a ceiling ...
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Leviton GFCI is not working [closed]
I am helping a friend who had a circuit trip. Reset the breaker and it tripped again. Saw one of the GFCIs was tripped. They replaced with a new one but the circuit still is not working. The breaker ...
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GFCI receptacle not providing power but it doesn't show physical signs of tripping
I just tried to install a new duplex 15A GFCI receptacle that I had bought nearly a year ago. This was the first time it was out of the box. After it was wired up and the circuit energized it was not ...
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How to add GFI circuit under sink for water filter?
I've just installed an RO water filter under the kitchen sink and I need an electrical circuit for it. I was planning to share the existing GFI outlet with the garbage disposer, but I now realize ...
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Cannot find way to mount gfi outlet in 4 inch box with cover [duplicate]
I have a 4 inch square box. Need to replace the duplex outlet with a GFI. Removed the cover for the duplex outlet,replaced it with the GFI but had to add an extension ring as the box was too shallow....
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RCCB triggering without reason
I am having problems with a residual current circuit breaker (RCCB) tripping frequently.
The breaker is located in the panel of a newly renovated flat in a three-floor building (basement floor, if it ...
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Dead outlets, missing GFCI
I’ve got some dead outlets in my garage. I know, it should be a flipped GFCI, but the way the circuit is laid out doesn’t make sense to me. And I can’t find a GFCI anywhere on this circuit. I’m a ...
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Putting a non GFCI downstream from a GFCI
I have an outlet next to my sink in a kitchen remodel. There is another outlet downstream that is located behind the refrigerator where the fridge will be plugged in. I know the outlet next to the ...
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New GFCI outlet popping with high powered appliances
When I plug a high powered (1200W) device into my new GFCI outlet the GF circuit pops after 3 or 4 minutes. It does not pop if I plug the same device into a downstream outlet fed by the load ...
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Why is LCDI protection required on window A/Cs *but not anything else*?
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LCDI cord sets have individually shielded conductors, and a circuit in the plug that detects current through the shields and cuts off the power. They are meant to detect live-to-neutral ...
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How to diagnose the reason for an exterior GFCI trip
I ran a wire from the garage to the corner post of a vinyl fence and made an internal splice in the post. I spliced it to another 12-2 wire that runs underground about 60' to a flower garden.
I have a ...
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New gfci outlet keeps tripping
I installed a new gfci outlet outside through my attic to power a roof de-icer cable.
I tapped into a dedicated outlet for an air conditioner that runs to the floor below.
Additionally in the attic I ...
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How do I wire a timer for a fan to a GFCI receptacle?
I have a 20A GFCI outlet that I want to wire a timer to that will control a ceiling exhaust fan. However the timer I have requires connection to a 3 wire (B,W,R-G) box, but the GFCI outlet is only ...
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How can I restore power to a gas-fired water heater protected by a tripped GFCI outlet?
We had some rain that blew sideways yesterday and tripped our outdoor GFCI which is connected to our tankless gas water heater. The orange light is showing and we can’t reset the outlet. I’ve turned ...
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Why does my GFCI keep tripping the breaker
I was attempting to wire in a new GFCI receptacle on the exterior of my house. i ran a new 3wire 12 gauge BX cable and wired it onto an existing junction box in the basement. The junction box is ...
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GFCI breaker in the bathroom
I thought I had turned off the power in the bathroom but the outlet was still hot . The gfci breaker tripped. Now I have installed new outlets and I am not getting power after turning the breaker ...
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Is a GFCI power cord on a GFCI-protected outlet redundant?
The plug on my pressure washer has a built-in GFCI. When I plug it into a GFCI protected (at breaker or at outlet) wall outlet at home, is the protection redundant (I'm asking about my safety while ...
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Loose hose inside SmartBidet [closed]
I have a SmartBidet 2000 that keeps tripping the GFCI outlet. I opened it up to see what was wrong with the electronics and noticed a loose hose (water tube?) that wasn't connected to anything on one ...
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Can I shorten the neutral pigtail of a GFCI breaker?
I want to clean up clutter in my 200 amp GE Electrical panel prior to installing a 50 amp transfer switch. Can I uncoil AND shorten the neutral pigtail of the GFCI breakers?
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GFCI mystery interaction with room lights
I have one GFCI for all bathroom outlets and outdoor outlets. By a process of elimination, I have identified one outdoor outlet that is causing the GFCI to trip. But the strange thing is that the GFCI ...
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Why does my GFCI outlet trip when I touch it to the wall box?
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The wall box IS grounded via a wire that is screwed to the back of the wall box, and clamped to the Original 1953 galvanized plumbing in the wall behind the kitchen sink. I think it is the ...
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How do I add a "always on" GCFI outlet to this bathroom setup
In the past I ran into an issue where I tried to replace the wall switch with a GFCI+Switch combo and found that every time I plug a device in, my vanity light comes on. Vanity light above sink is ...
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Lights in all bathrooms no longer turn on
I have a weird electrical fault in my house and I have a feeling it’s a super simple solution, so wanted to check here before calling an electrician.
About a month ago for no obvious reason all lights ...
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