dylanmitchell
Member
- Location
- San Diego
- Occupation
- Historic (Old and outdated) Home Renovation
We're a general contractor renovating a home and have an Electrician replacing outlets and switches. He's run into trouble swapping out GFCI's in a garage and outdoor outlet box. The replacement GFCI's he was installing were Hubbell 20 amp self-testing GFCI's that didn't work then Pass Seyour 20 amp self-testing GFCi's that also didn't work. He's coming back later this week to check wiring and grounding.
Anyone else had trouble with installing the new self-testing GFCI's in older properties where existing GFCI's worked fine? The electrician said the GFCI should be testing imbalance in current but a weak ground may cause it to trigger. The existing GFCI's are being replaced for aesthetic reasons with the new Decora style outlets. And yes, this customer cares how his garage outlets look since the garage is more like a shop.
We'll be talking to the customer after getting a report from the Electrician but our bid didn't include replacing wiring or weak grounding so we may have submit a revised bid.
Thanks.
Anyone else had trouble with installing the new self-testing GFCI's in older properties where existing GFCI's worked fine? The electrician said the GFCI should be testing imbalance in current but a weak ground may cause it to trigger. The existing GFCI's are being replaced for aesthetic reasons with the new Decora style outlets. And yes, this customer cares how his garage outlets look since the garage is more like a shop.
We'll be talking to the customer after getting a report from the Electrician but our bid didn't include replacing wiring or weak grounding so we may have submit a revised bid.
Thanks.