When on inverter power GFCI won't reset
I have the wierdest issue and this is a new install but I believe it to be correct. I have an automatic switch that will default to shore power by default, and if there is no shore power available ...
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DrewE wrote:I agree. In addition, some inverters can be destroyed by bonding the neutral to ground. If you insist on trying this, be prepared to let the magic smoke out...
The GFCI probably isn't liking the modified sine wave output of the inverter.
A GFCI does not need bonded ground and neutral at the input. In fact, using a GFCI is the only way I know of that the electric code permits installing a three prong outlet on an existing ungrounded circuit in an old building (that is, without running a ground wire and making it a grounded circuit). A GFCI will trip if ground and neutral are connected together somehow downstream from it.
