GFI keeps tripping
The GFI in the kitchen of my 5th wheel pops every few hours. I noticed the wires were wrongly attached. It should be white on one side and black on the other. It also was a 20 amp whereas my breaker s...
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DrewE wrote:
There's nothing wrong with having a standard 20A GFCI on a 15A circuit (provided the socket itself on the GFCI is a 15A socket, and not a 15/20A combo with a T-shaped slot). The 20A rating is just a maximum. On the other hand, having a 15A GFCI on a 20A circuit is not right.
One thing to help troubleshooting is leaving the load connections disconnected temporarily. If the GFCI won't reset under those circumstances, either you have the line connections wrong somehow or the GFCI is faulty or you have something with a ground fault plugged into it. If it works there, but not with the load wires connected, you have a ground fault somewhere downstream, and the GFCI is apparently working properly.
I will second that Nothing wrong with a 15/20 GFCI on a 15 amp breaker (The other way around.... Depends on other things)
I do have 20 amp plugs here that I use from time to time.
also you said the original had both black and white (I gather) on the same side not black black on one and white white on the other.
I'd need to see a good photo of the back and sides of the unit but it's not beyond possible that was correct.
Most common causes of frequent tripping
1: If there is only one GFCI (I had 2 in my rig one OEM one after) Moisture generally in the outside outlet
2: insects
3rd: (least common list) Refrigerator (if on GFCI it should not be)
4th bad wire.
