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Started by Raider Bill, May 08, 2017, 09:28:34 AM

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Raider Bill

#25
May 24, 2017, 08:54:41 AM
Don't know they are on the other side of a block wall. The way it's wired is 1 GFI outlet protects 5 outlets in the screen room which hardly get used.
I've plugged it into another GFI with no problem using an extension cord across the sports room floor which seems to conflict with Sue Anns idea of decoration. :D
I'm thinking of running a complete new circuit without GFI from the shop just for the box. That will not tell me why but at least I won't have to stress about warm beer.
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LeeB

#26
May 24, 2017, 09:38:33 AM
Just wondering if it's the wiring on one of the other outlets causing the problem. Especially if they are subject to moisture on the screen porch.
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Raider Bill

#27
May 24, 2017, 09:57:11 AM
I changed out all the receptacles and installed mechanical grounds.
The First 70 years of childhood is always the hardest.
My advice on aging gracefully... ride fast bikes and date faster women, drink good tequila, practice your draw daily, be honest and fair in your dealings, but suffer not fools. Eat a hearty breakfast, and remember, ALL politicians are crooks.

grouch

#28
May 24, 2017, 10:42:11 AM
Quote from: Raider Bill on May 24, 2017, 09:57:11 AM
I changed out all the receptacles and installed mechanical grounds.

Only way a ground has anything to do with a GFCI is if it's shorted. As was mentioned early in the thread, GFCI works by the difference in current between "hot" and "neutral". Somewhere there's a leak at a level that could stop your heart.

Might be in the fridge -- a mouse chewed the insulation on a wire, wire chafed on something. Might be inside the conduit. Might be in the other circuit. Might be condensation doing stuff in that junction box you said was corroded, or the receptacles on the screened porch.

BTW, were any of those receptacles you replaced back-stabbed? Those things are notorious for being bad connections.
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Raider Bill

#29
May 24, 2017, 10:53:45 AM
BTW, were any of those receptacles you replaced back-stabbed? Those things are notorious for being bad connections.

Actually they all were but when I replaced them I attached via terminal screws.

The First 70 years of childhood is always the hardest.
My advice on aging gracefully... ride fast bikes and date faster women, drink good tequila, practice your draw daily, be honest and fair in your dealings, but suffer not fools. Eat a hearty breakfast, and remember, ALL politicians are crooks.

DFILER2

#30
May 24, 2017, 01:45:41 PM
Have you tried disconnecting the wires on the "Load" side of the GFCI? At least you would narrow it down.

Raider Bill

#31
May 24, 2017, 02:51:53 PM
Quote from: DFILER2 on May 24, 2017, 01:45:41 PM
Have you tried disconnecting the wires on the "Load" side of the GFCI? At least you would narrow it down.

Why make it so simple?  :D :D :D :D
The First 70 years of childhood is always the hardest.
My advice on aging gracefully... ride fast bikes and date faster women, drink good tequila, practice your draw daily, be honest and fair in your dealings, but suffer not fools. Eat a hearty breakfast, and remember, ALL politicians are crooks.
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