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Hello, Happy Campers, A month ago my gfi in my kitchen was bad which is hooked to the refrigerator and the kitchen outlets which was tripped and all the items had to be thrown out like meat and had ...
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Dusty R wrote:
Single phase compressor type of refrigeration units will trip GFIs, because of the way it takes to start the compressor motor.
Dusty
Remotely modern ones (made in the last few decades) should not trip a GFCI if they are operating properly. The current leakage requirements for appliances were tightened in the 1980's, apparently.
Any new house (well, any house that complies with the past couple cycles of the NEC) will have GFCI protection for all garage outlets and all outlets, including one dedicated for a fridge, that are within six feet of the kitchen sink. All outlets in commercial kitchens are also required to be GFCI protected. Many single phase compressor fridges are working fine on GFCI protected circuits at this very moment.
