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Revolver
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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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Harvard
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Aug 17, 2019
whjco wrote:
You could possibly have a heating element going bad in the cooktop unit that's allowing AC current to leak to ground thereby tripping the GFI.


Could be the result of the capacitance from heating conductor to grounded outer casing of heating element.

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