DrewE wrote:
mcal63775 wrote:
enblethen wrote:
mcal63775:
He replaced the 120 volt heating element. Common as the wires pass through the sheet metal stack which is sharp and cuts insulation grounding out the element.
So by tech replacing the element, somehow that fixed my issue with the GFI.:h
It wasn't so much an issue with the GFCI itself--it was working as it was designed to do and tripping due to a ground fault. The old element was faulty and leaking current to ground, which is at least a potential safety hazard. Fixing that problem means that there's no longer a ground fault and the GFCI thus doesn't trip.
It's very much the same idea as "fixing" a circuit breaker that keeps tripping due to an overload by removing the overload so it doesn't trip.
Since when has the fridge been on a GFI circuit and something new to me? I mean it's usually bathroom, exterior and maybe the galley..:?
