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Revolver
Explorer
Jul 29, 2019

Outdoor GFCI outlet trips when using electric cooktop

Hello, When I plug my electric cooktop into the outdoor GFCI outlet, the GFCI trips. The cooktop is rated at 1000w according to the label. Do those GFCI outlets have a lower amperage rating than no...
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JRscooby
Explorer II
Aug 14, 2019
beemerphile1 wrote:
harley4275 wrote:
Mine is the samee...just plug it into a different plug ,that is not on gfi, with an extention cord.


I disagree, the GFCI is there to save lives. The cooktop is probably defective and should be tossed.


I'm not real strong on the "toss", but somebody that knows what they are doing to check for small short. But if it is more important to use than to be safe, keep kids, dogs and other important things away from it.

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