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jgellis586
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May 17, 2017

Tripping gfi in garage when plugging into garage

Had motor home plugged into house for over a week then started getting motor home ready for the summer. Flushed water system and noticed water heater was on but did not have water in it. Have everyth...
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road-runner
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May 18, 2017
2 GFCIs on the same circuit will "Fight" each other and trip one or the other. Remove the one in the garage, and your problem should solve itself.
If this were true, hair dryers, pressure washers, and other devices equipped with their own GFCI would never work when plugged into a GFCI protected circuit. Check out this post for isolating the cause of a GFCI trip:
http://www.rv.net/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/19917878/gotomsg/19918592.cfm#19918592

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