GFCI won't reset
Last night my wife was using the blow dryer plugged into the GFCI in the bathroom as she heated tea in the microwave. We think the GFCI has blown as it will not reset and most all outlets are down in ...
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Evanford1992 wrote:
Replying to ScottG, I am not very good with electrical problems so how would I determine if it was an exterior outlet that got wet and tripped versus the GFCI just going bad?
She was using the blow dryer amd microwave as it blew which makes me think it was something going bad rather than water outside the rv although it was raining last night.
microwave in 99%+ cases is NOT tied to the GFI circuit. If it is the microwave is wired against NEC code. Microwave should be on it's own dedicated circuit.
So, the only load on the GFI outlet was the hair dryer.
Now, if the trailer was connected to a 20A breaker, it likely would trip. and occasionally a 30A will trip with both running as well, especially if the battery charger or a few other items were running. like the HWH element or AC.
does the microwave still work? If not you have tripped either the trailer 30A or the supply breaker most likely
Now GFI are known to fail, have had them fail before. but with it being wet outside, could also be the outside outlet. I don't know of an easy way to detmine if it is the GFI or outside outlet being wet.
