new air conditioner tripping gfi
Had a 13,500 dometic a.c. installed on separate 120 line to plug into 20 amp pedestal at campground. When cord is plugged in GFI on post trips even though a.c. has not been turned on. It does the sa...
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Is the GFCI worn out? More often then not in our area they are worn to the point they can hardly stay on. It takes repeated flipping of the breaker to get them to set. Also the earliest GFCI's had a hard time with big motors. They appear as a fault to the gfci (because of the rule of ELI if you care to look it up)
If that's not it then try it with the AC off. Also recheck the wiring to the AC, you may have wires reversed.
If that's not it then try it with the AC off. Also recheck the wiring to the AC, you may have wires reversed.
