CA Traveler wrote:
beaubeau wrote:
Great stuff! The GFI outlet was tripped but wouldn't reset. I removed the outlet and tied the wires together. All good now (except we have no GFI protection). I'll replace the outlet when we get back to civilization.
Thanks so much!
They won't reset if the fault continues. Since this occurred with rain there is a good chance a plug or something has moisture.
So if you later replace the GFCI and everything works the GFCI is bad - right? Maybe just the moisture dried up and you haven't solved the root problem.
Or a real problem still exists like a ground touching a neutral at a downstream receptacle.
Leave the GFCI there but disconnect the "load" wires from it and see if it will stay reset then. If it resets, the issue isn't the GFCI.