Blown GFC breakers
will a surging Champion 3500 generator blow you circuit breakers in your TT ???? Maybe I should have connected a surge protector to my genny. This happened to me years ago.
Forum Discussion
BB_TX wrote:
I think you mean GFCI outlets. I haven't heard of any TTs having GFCI breakers installed.
GFCI outlets trip on a very small imbalance (as little as 5 ma) in current between the hot pin and the neutral pin. They don't trip on overcurrent or voltage surge.
Two different faults will cause a GFCI outlet to trip. So make sure you end up chasing the affending fault.
1) current imbalance between the hot and neutral legs. The most common reason for a trip.
2) A neutral/ground fault. If a GFCI detects ground and neutral legs are connected they trip. Code says ground and neutral can only be bonded at the panel. So for about the last 10 years or more GFCI will trip on this fault.
