Another GFIC receptacle "nuisance trip" thread.

[acrwc10]

I have read and I agree with the mind set of, "there is no such thing as nuisance tripping of a GFCI, there is always a reason for them to trip. You just need to find the problem."

But I did hear an interesting comment made by a Leviton rep. He said that in the receptacles they are held closed by a latch and spring. Over time that latch can get loosened up and cause the outlet to trip. That is why they say to test them monthly.
I have never heard that before and I haven't taken one apart to see if that makes any sense, but it seemed like a good comment to toss out here. Should Leviton be retraining their reps. or is this a valid comment?

 

[jaylectricity]

Testing them monthly "exercises" the parts inside.

 

[Ponchik]

Is has mechanical parts and electronics inside. Just like everything else GFCI do fail. So the first test if a GFCI keeps tripping is replace it with a good device, if it still trips then the circuit is bad or the what ever gets plugged in it is defective. I think teh reps comments are valid.


Some years back I have heard that GFCIs have a 12% failure rate.

 

[acrwc10]

Is has mechanical parts and electronics inside. Just like everything else GFCI do fail. So the first test if a GFCI keeps tripping is replace it with a good device, if it still trips then the circuit is bad or the what ever gets plugged in it is defective. I think teh reps comments are valid.


Some years back I have heard that GFCIs have a 12% failure rate.

Keep in mind I posted this because, If there is no such thing as a "nuisance trip" what would you call that?

 

[bobbymari]

a frustrating trip

 

[iwire]

Keep in mind I posted this because, If there is no such thing as a "nuisance trip" what would you call that?

A defective item that needs replacing.

 

[augie47]

with luck, it's called a "service call"

 

[cowboyjwc]

Is has mechanical parts and electronics inside. Just like everything else GFCI do fail. So the first test if a GFCI keeps tripping is replace it with a good device, if it still trips then the circuit is bad or the what ever gets plugged in it is defective. I think teh reps comments are valid.


Some years back I have heard that GFCIs have a 12% failure rate.

When I first started it was closer to 75%.

Also, I agree with Bob and Gus.:happyyes: