ScottG – In this case, it did reroute the power. At the downstream receptacle, a voltage detector showed ~120 volts between ground and neutral, with ground being hot. That is what puzzles me. I would never have expected the GFCI to have failed in that manner.
The only problem with having the downstream outlets protected is that the ground wires became hot. And it took me quite a bit of time to discover that the voltage I was detecting was in the ground wire, not the hot (black) wire. I wish I understood why the GFCI outlet failed this way.
Newman – In my case, I had no mis-wiring; the GFCI just did something I never would have expected.
Brett – Having bought a 17-year-old coach, I expect little problems from time to time, and solving them will help keep the brain cells working. A $15 dollar part is not a big deal. I’m just hoping to learn something from the experience. :)
Wayne
