GFI electrical question?
Hello all, I have an electrical issue. This morning I found my GFI plug in the bathroom was tripped. When I reset it it would stay set for 2 seconds and it would trip off. So I unplugged EVERYTHING on...
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Licreek wrote:
Good morning, I have a couple final comments about my ground fault issue. I bypassed the gfi and all is working fine. Now for my last question. I just bought a Hughes Autoformers and this is the first time iv used it. What it does is monitor the line voltage into the rig. When I plug in my voltage to meter into an outlet I notice the voltage is changing from 123 to 126 volts. Could that change in voltage cause the gfi to trip? Thanks, Lee
Apparently you either didn't read my post or you don't care about safety. That said, the Hughes will not cause a ground fault. You have a GROUND FAULT somewhere in your circuitry. Bypassing the GFCI only gives you a feel good situation and the DANGER is still present...you just don't know it. Sooner or later you'll find it..your rig will catch on fire (unlikely) or most likely you'll touch the wrong part and fry your hair. Then you'll have a come to Jesus moment where you'll say, maybe I should have done some more checking.
Simply put...you have a ground fault in your system. You replaced the GFCI and the new one still trips. That means the ground fault was not in the switch. It's in ONE of your receptacles. FIND IT AND FIX IT!
