GFCI Issue looking for a solution
My camper has a 15 amp GFCI circuit that starts in the bathroom and has 4 other outlets downstream on the load side. While out camping recently I had issues with the GFCI refusing to reset when the c...
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TBammer wrote:
UPDATE: Well the new GFCI did trip too, just a little slower. I took the patio outlet apart and sure 'nough there was a little moisture in there. I also noticed that the factory ran the caulk on the top and sides but not the bottom!!! I did some driving in the rain and I am guessing road splash got under the plate. I have ordered a new outlet (cuz there was a crack in the plastic where they screwed it in) and a new/better cover plate that I will caulk on ALL 4 edges.
In our previous motorhome, my wife would accidentally hit the test button on the bathroom GFCI when unplugging her hair dryer. That circuit also had the satellite receiver and TV outlet on it, along with the outside outlet. Since it was a annoying waiting for the sat receiver to reset when she tripped the GFCI, I bypassed the rest of the circuit at the bathroom GFCI and installed a separate GFCI at the outside outlet. Problem solved...
