GFCI problem
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GFCI problem
I replaced the regular outlet on my porch with a Leviton switch and GFCI outlet, 12A/ 125v.
Ran 30ft of 12/2 wire (underground 18in in plastic conduit) to a 20A/125v outdoor outlet, also GFCI. Running 2 fountains, each is 3.2w. 0.06A.
I flip the switch and the fountains turn on.
Everything runs fine but the GFCI for the outdoor outlet pops after about an hour.
The outdoor outlet is on a metal pole.
What do I look for? Doesn't seem the fountains would pull enough power to pop them unless one of them is going bad
Ran 30ft of 12/2 wire (underground 18in in plastic conduit) to a 20A/125v outdoor outlet, also GFCI. Running 2 fountains, each is 3.2w. 0.06A.
I flip the switch and the fountains turn on.
Everything runs fine but the GFCI for the outdoor outlet pops after about an hour.
The outdoor outlet is on a metal pole.
What do I look for? Doesn't seem the fountains would pull enough power to pop them unless one of them is going bad
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You have some intermittent problem with current leakage to the water or to the earth. This is what trips a ground fault circuit interrupter.
Unplug one of the fountains and run the other for a few hours. Then repeat with the first fountain in an effort to find out which one has the current leakage.
Unplug one of the fountains and run the other for a few hours. Then repeat with the first fountain in an effort to find out which one has the current leakage.
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Ran 30ft of 12/2 wire (underground 18in in plastic conduit)
to a 20A/125v outdoor outlet, also GFCI.
Doesn't seem the fountains would pull enough power to pop them unless one of them is going bad