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OT: home electrical
Posted by jeff in MD (more from jeff in MD) on Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:26:38
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Got a problem with a GFCI outlet in my garage, trips semi-regularly without apparent reason. This wouldn't be a big problem except that we have a freezer plugged into it and just lost a bunch of food - we were away for 5 days and discovered it when we got home.
This plug is out in my detached garage. The circuit comes in from the house, through a kill switch, to the GFCI outlet, then over to a 3 switch box that controls interior and exterior lighting. One more wire goes up to the garage door opener.
I only use the outlet for the freezer and occassionaly with a battery charger or power tool. Plugging things into it, or using the lights or garage door opener, doesn't seem to have any correlation to the GFCI tripping out.
My initial thought is just to replace the outlet with a standard non-GFCI outlet. Just want to be sure I won't be trading one problem for another. Any thoughts? Thanks!
jeff
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Posts in this Thread:
- OT: home electrical, jeff in MD, Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:26:38 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: OT: home electrical - update, jeff in MD, Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:22:54
- Re: OT: home electrical, TML
, Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:01:48 - Just try a new GFI outlet first, AaronG, Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:35:07
- thanks!, jeff in MD, Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:46:24
- GFCI 101, Dale, Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:50:17
- GFCI NOT for use with fridge/freezers, sonett43, Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:00:17
- Agree with others, the initial current draw from..., TKC, Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:00:06
- Re: OT: home electrical, ChrisP, Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:41:52
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