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Re: Heat element & shore gfci
Called the dealer and they were kind enough to open and sell me the element. After a little grinding to get the socket to fit, swapped the elements and all is good! Old element has a good size hole with wire hanging out. Thanks everyone for the help! TIL. Even if the breaker and switch for the water heater are off, the element can still short and cause the shore gfci to trip.566Views0likes0CommentsRe: Heat element & shore gfci
enblethen wrote: Disconnect both wires from the element, use an Ohm meter from the element terminals to the element mount. Use a high scale. there should be no continuity. Do both terminals. Measure between the terminals. there should be continuity. Another item that trips GFCIs is the refer 129 volt element. Am I doing this correct? ohm Meter set to 2000, black to base was 4, white to base jumped all over then to 1. terminals together jump high. Meter set at 2000k, black to base jumps then 0, white does nothing reads 1, terminals together -643. Mystery solved?333Views0likes0CommentsHeat element & shore gfci
Hello Shore gfci questions here. Like many others I now have an issue when plugged into shore power gfci at home (I've used this same outlet for 5+ yrs and tried another circuit to confirm this outlet was good) I've gone through the process of elimination with the breakers. The Gen breaker is defiantly the issue. Trips the shore gfci every time. No other breaker trips it. I did accidentally turn the water heater breaker on with no water in the tank and the electric switch on. Wondering if the element is now bad and causing this even with the breaker and switch off? Is there still current trying to run through the element and shorting? Not sure if they are related in anyway. The water heater and gen share a dbl pole breaker. The fridge works fine. Everything works when plugged into non gfci. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks5.2KViews0likes25Comments
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