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Need electrical help
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mike93lx
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If they are tripping still, they are either faulty or there is a problem with something plugged in. Don't bypass or remove them because they are annoying.
If everything is good, you should be able to forget that they are there. I can't even remember the last time I had to reset one
If everything is good, you should be able to forget that they are there. I can't even remember the last time I had to reset one
mike93lx
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unlikely, but possible.
wyliesdiesels
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Ok I did what you said and with the ground off it did not trip. When I was loosing the ground terminal I had the drill on forward and it tightened down some more. Would a loose ground have caused this problem?
No a loose ground will not cause this problem.
GFCIs dont care about what’s going on with the ground wire. This is because they only measure current on hot and neutral.
wyliesdiesels
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Yes the gfci tripped and the 3 outlets downstream were off, but the gfci was still hot. Hit the reset all call on.
This is a little odd.
The GFCI tripped but it still had power on the recepticles on the GFCI?
Thats not right...
wyliesdiesels
Well-known member
Now on another circuit the tree outlets downstream are working and just the gfci tripped.
And the tripped GFCI feeds these outlets that are working?
mike93lx
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Now on another circuit the tree outlets downstream are working and just the gfci tripped.
You wired them wrong, or the gfi's are junk
There are two terminals on the back, one for pass through and one to protect downstream outlets
Terry D
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If it is just the one GFCI doing this, chances it is faulty and needs to be replaced . Is the issue with table saw still tripping the GFCIs or has that went away.
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Terry D
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I just read you earlier post, you gave rhis crazy stuff happening on the other gfci circuits. How do you have them wired. You should have 2 blacks and 2 whites to each gfci. And there is also a load and line side
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yatg
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All the 240 are homeruns. One circuit to one plug. I have three separate 20 amp 240 plugs and it does this on every one.
Current from dedicated 240v circuits should not bleed over onto separate 120v circuits. Do you have any junction boxes between the panel and the 240v receptacles where wires could be crossed?
Sorry guys been cutting grass. Nothing is tied to any 240 circuit they are all breaker to outlet. As far as wiring the gfci, put hot and neutral on bottom of the plug the load side the top to a pigtail to feed the next outlet. I have one of the circuit testers and both lights light up like it is wired correctly. As far as the original problem I can't get the thing to trip now. But didn't fix anything and I do t believe in a fluke. It will happen again.
mike93lx
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any chance you have a staple piercing a cable somewhere? digging here...
dave*99
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Sorry guys been cutting grass. Nothing is tied to any 240 circuit they are all breaker to outlet. As far as wiring the gfci, put hot and neutral on bottom of the plug the load side the top to a pigtail to feed the next outlet. I have one of the circuit testers and both lights light up like it is wired correctly. As far as the original problem I can't get the thing to trip now. But didn't fix anything and I do t believe in a fluke. It will happen again.
Does your tester have a button to test a GFCI? Test all GFCI and downstream GFCI protected receptacles with that type tester.
Terry D
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You have it wired wrong. The load side should go to the receptacles down stream. The power coming in should fo to the line side. There should be no pigtailsSorry guys been cutting grass. Nothing is tied to any 240 circuit they are all breaker to outlet. As far as wiring the gfci, put hot and neutral on bottom of the plug the load side the top to a pigtail to feed the next outlet. I have one of the circuit testers and both lights light up like it is wired correctly. As far as the original problem I can't get the thing to trip now. But didn't fix anything and I do t believe in a fluke. It will happen again.
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