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Agree with others, the initial current draw from...
Posted by TKC (more from TKC) on Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:00:06
In Reply to: OT: home electrical, jeff in MD, Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:26:38
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the freezer can trip the GFCI outlet. The initial current draw from the freezer can change with age and use so that may explain the GFCI tripping.
However, before you change to a regular outlet, I would carefully check the wiring to the outlet from the kill switch making sure the wires are good, no loss of insulation, no water seepage, or intermittent short possible.
I have the usual GFCI outlet in a bath room that both of my girls use. Often enough, the hair drier initial turn on would trip the GFCI.
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Posts in this Thread:
- OT: home electrical, jeff in MD, Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:26:38
- 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 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: OT: home electrical, ChrisP, Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:41:52
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