GFCI receptacle question

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- Neal
  
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20 years ago

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 6:26 PM

Is it possible for a GFCI receptacle to go bad in the sense that it trips when it ordinarily would not?

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- Tom Horne
  
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20 years ago

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 7:11 PM

That particular failure mode is outside of my experience with thirty plus years in the craft. That does not mean it is not possible but I am dammed if I can see how.

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- jim evans
  
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20 years ago

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 7:11 PM

Yes.

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- Steve Newman
  
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20 years ago

Sat, Jul 26, 2003 9:33 PM

"> Whats a gfci

Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter

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- Gary Dyrkacz
  
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20 years ago

Sun, Jul 27, 2003 12:12 PM

I had a GFCI breaker that would do that. First it was only during thunderstorms. After awhile it started tripping out if the humidity got too high. Of course, I was not sure if it was tripping for a good reason. Finally decided to replace it and see what happened. The new breaker has not tripped so far.

Gary Dyrkacz snipped-for-privacy@attbi.com Radio Control Aircraft/Paintball Physics/Paintball for 40+

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