Power to GFCI but not working

[TravelingLight]

EDIT: Solved. I had a huge brain fart and had the line on the load posts. Problem solved! Pay attention to your work, fellas. Thanks, all!

Disclaimer: Many will think this much Electrical in a shed is overkill. But I’m a homebrewer, running multiple fridges and deep freezers and in the process of building an electric brew system. Future proofed.

I have 100 amps running from my house to a sub panel in my new shed. I currently have three (3) 20 amp circuits:
#1: 1 motion light, 2 bays of three LED bar lights.
#2: Left outlets (1 GFCI with 3 regular outlets downstream).
#3: Right outlets (same as left)

Lights are fine. #2 left outlets are fine. Right outlets are not. I’ve got power getting to the GFCI first in line, but the outlet doesn’t work and I can’t get it to reset or test. Power is going to the outlet per my non contact tester and my multimeter on the screw posts of the top of the outlet (where the power comes in).

I’ve checked the connections at the breaker and they’re good. I’ve checked the connections in the GFCI box and all outlets downstream. Blacks to brass, whites to silver, all my grounds are good. What gives??

 

[PCustoms]

EDIT

Line and load reversed at the gfci?


Post a pic if the outlet and the sub panel

 

[Terry D]

Does it try to reset and immediately tripps. Is there something plugged into the receptacles down stream, if so unplug it. Could the GFCI or any outlets down stream could of gotten wet. And you for sure have 120v to the line side of the GFCI. After checking all of this, you might simply have a faulty GFCI and needs to be replaced

 

[Muttly]

GFI's have a small circuit board in them that can fail from moisture, humidity, bugs or other issues, you could unhook the downstream outlets and see if it will reset or just replace it.

 

[TravelingLight]

EDIT

Line and load reversed at the gfci?


Post a pic if the outlet and the sub panel

Here you go. Line (from the panel) coming in with the white attached to the top silver screw on GFCI, black attached to the top brass screw. Load line attached to the bottom GFCI screws. The 20 amp breaker that’s off is the circuit in question.

 

[TravelingLight]

Does it try to reset and immediately tripps. Is there something plugged into the receptacles down stream, if so unplug it. Could the GFCI or any outlets down stream could of gotten wet. And you for sure have 120v to the line side of the GFCI. After checking all of this, you might simply have a faulty GFCI and needs to be replaced

Nothing plugged in downstream. The GFCI doesn’t do anything when I hit test or reset. Nothing clicks nothing trips nothing.

 

[PCustoms]

Here you go. Line (from the panel) coming in with the white attached to the top silver screw on GFCI, black attached to the top brass screw. Load line attached to the bottom GFCI screws. The 20 amp breaker that’s off is the circuit in question.

I can't read the back of the gfci.

Are you sure you aren't backwards? I think new gfci devices sense if they are wired wrong and won't work.

 

[Higgins]

If your wires are not reversed. The GFI was DOA out of the box.

As times have changes, the GFIs have gotten cheaper, and cheaper. I only purchase GFIs
from an electrical supply house. Haven't had a problem since instituting this protocal!!


AL

 

[Crazyjake8493]

Here you go. Line (from the panel) coming in with the white attached to the top silver screw on GFCI, black attached to the top brass screw. Load line attached to the bottom GFCI screws. The 20 amp breaker that’s off is the circuit in question.

Looking at the GFCI, the top terminals are the LOAD terminals which should be feeding the rest of the circuit. The bottom is LINE which should be receiving power directly from the panel.

Make sure you haven't reversed these.

 

[Terry D]

Did you replace this gfci and now it doesn't work or was it working and just stopped. If it has been working and just stopped, then there is nothing wrong with the connections. And you for sure have 120 volts to the gfci across the black and white, not the black and ground. Time to replace it

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[TravelingLight]

Looking at the GFCI, the top terminals are the LOAD terminals which should be feeding the rest of the circuit. The bottom is LINE which should be receiving power directly from the panel.

Make sure you haven't reversed these.

You nailed it. Damn, I feel like an idiot. Perfect example of one instance of not paying attention can cause a ton of heartburn. All outlets are working now! Thanks for helping me realize my brain fart.