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Posted by Tynk on July 31, 2009, 6:54 pm
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> On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:08:45 -0400, sa...@dog.com wrote:
> >On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 06:37:40 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
>
> >>On Jul 7, 12:29=A0pm, sa...@dog.com wrote:
> >>> On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:02:50 -0700 (PDT), WhiteTea
>
> >>> >On Jul 7, 10:23=A0am, sa...@dog.com wrote:
> >>> >> On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 08:21:12 -0700 (PDT), WhiteTea
>
> >>> >> >> WhiteTea wrote:
wrote:
>
oups.com...
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> >>> >> >> >>> I have some outlets and a light switch that have stopped wo=
rking in
> >>> >> >> >>> one room.
> >>> >> >> >>> None of the breakers are tripped.
> >>> >> >> >>> All I can think of is to shut off and then back on one brea=
ker at a
> >>> >> >> >>> time to isolate which one controls the non-functioning outl=
ets and
> >>> >> >> >>> switch.
> >>> >> >> >>> Any feedback appreciated.
> >>> >> >> >>> Andy
> >>> >> >> >> I agree with that attempt. =A0Sometimes, not often, a breake=
r will trip and
> >>> >> >> >> fail to show it fully.
>
> >>> >> >> >> Checking every GFIC in the house is also a good thing to do =
because this
> >>> >> >> >> portion of the circuit might be after a GFIC that has trippe=
d.
>
> >>> >> >> >> If neither of those solve the problem then you have to trace=
the circuit
> >>> >> >> >> looking for a loose connection.
>
> >>> >> >> >> Colbyt
>
> >>> >> >> > I couldn't find any tripped GFCIs.
>
> >>> >> >> > I recall having problems with a GFCI when I had a mobile home=
.
> >>> >> >> > It kept tripping for no reason.
>
> >>> >> >> > This is going to be fun.
>
> >>> >> >> Are you sure the outlet is dead? =A0Maybe what is plugged into =
the outlet
> >>> >> >> is sick.
>
> >>> >> >I used a voltmeter.
>
> >>> >> >I just found that 2 GFCIs had tripped, resetting got all the outl=
ets
> >>> >> >going.
>
> >>> >> >I would like to know why they tripped.
>
> >>> >> >As far as I can tell, the load at the time it tripped was 5.8 amp=
s for
> >>> >> >a frig and a small amount for a fish tank pump and light.
>
> >>> >> >Andy
>
> >>> >> The refrigerator should NOT be on a circuit with a GFCI.
>
> >>> >> Your fishtank is a likely cause of the GFCI tripping.
>
> >>> >See previous post.
>
> >>> >I plugged the fish tank pump back into the same circuit.
> >>> >Maybe with the fridge on a separate line, the pump won't trip.
>
> >>> >If it was my house, I would have one dedicated wire and breaker just
> >>> >for the garage outlets.
>
> >>> >We'll see what happens.
>
> >>> >Andy
>
> >>> Generally speaking, you don't want anything with a motor on a GFCI. I
> >>> don't think the fishtank pump motor is big enough to matter, though.
> >>> The reason I suspect the fishtank for tripping the GFCI is the
> >>> abundance of water and humidity involved. If the light fixture gets
> >>> even slightly damp, it could trip the GFCI.- Hide quoted text -
>
> >>> - Show quoted text -
>
> >>FWIW, I ran 2 fishtanks on separate GFCI's for years without a single
> >>trip.
>
> >>The tanks were in the kid's rooms. I assumed that if code calls for
> >>GFCI's near any water (sink, shower, garage) then a light fixture in a
> >>flimsy plastic housing hovering over 20 gallons of water would
> >>certainly warrant protection, especially when kids are involved.
>
> >Obviously, GFCI's, like fuses, shuld never trip unless there is a
> >reason. Regardless of your very small sample group, fishtanks are
> >frequently a cause of GFCI's tripping, for obvious reasons. Because of
> >that potential, they should always be on a GFCI protected circuit.
>
> Hmmm. Won't that likely kill tropical fish if the breaker trips and
> isn't noticed soon? =A0Especially if you are saying that they trip
> frequently.
>
> My Oscar broke his heater, which was encased in a big glass test tube,
> and, I believe, died of the cold. =A0I'd had him for a couple years.
>
> Isn't there a better way to protect whatever is being protected, like
> an isolation transformer big enough to power the pump and the heater
> and the light but no bigger? =A0Or some other method?- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
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