bathroom exhaust fan trips GFCI

[Richard Cox]

Wired a new bathroom exhaust fan to a new GFCI receptacle (over-the-tub installation requires GFCI per fan manufacturer.) GFCI often tripped when fan was turned on. Installed a different new GFCI: no more tripping.

Contacted GFCI manufacturer. Received the following reply:

Thank you for contacting tech support. Unfortunately GFCI?S are not design to feed anything with a motor load from the load side of the GFCI.

This sounds ridiculous. Comments?

Thanks.

 

[peter d]

Wired a new bathroom exhaust fan to a new GFCI receptacle (over-the-tub installation requires GFCI per fan manufacturer.) GFCI often tripped when fan was turned on. Installed a different new GFCI: no more tripping.

Contacted GFCI manufacturer. Received the following reply:

Thank you for contacting tech support. Unfortunately GFCI?S are not design to feed anything with a motor load from the load side of the GFCI.

This sounds ridiculous. Comments?

Thanks.

I agree, it's ridiculous. GFCI's are used all the time to feed motor loads. How will we comply with the new 2008 GFCI rules for things like sump pumps, garage door openers, freezers, washing machines, etc? :roll:


It sounds to me like you had a defective GFCI, or a real problem with the fan motor.

 

[ultramegabob]

I guess all the people on jobsites plugging thier drills, shop vacs, air compressors, sawsalls, circular saws, sabre saws, etc., etc., etc..... have just been lucky not to trip the GFCI on the temp poles... sounds like you need to change brand of GFCI.

 

[dwellselectric]

I just had the same flippin problem but mine was due to water build up in the fan itself

 

[JohnJ0906]

I guess all the people on jobsites plugging thier drills, shop vacs, air compressors, sawsalls, circular saws, sabre saws, etc., etc., etc..... have just been lucky not to trip the GFCI on the temp poles... sounds like you need to change brand of GFCI.

What brand GFCI was this?

 

[iwire]

Unfortunately GFCI?S are not design to feed anything with a motor load from the load side of the GFCI.

This sounds ridiculous. Comments?

It was ridiculous statement and has no basis in fact.

 

[peter d]

Contacted GFCI manufacturer. Received the following reply:

Thank you for contacting tech support. Unfortunately GFCI?S are not design to feed anything with a motor load from the load side of the GFCI.

Was this statement made by one of the Big 3 wiring device mgf's? (Leviton, P&S, Cooper)

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Off topic but how can the OP have 0 posts?

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

He flies below the radar.


I myself am wondering what brand GFCI these were, the response leads one to believe it is not one of the main GFCI players.

 

[480sparky]

Off topic but how can the OP have 0 posts?

Welcome, to the Twilight Zone.

 

[Lxnxjxhx]

Unfortunately GFCI?S are not design to feed anything with a motor load

Unfortunately GFCI?S are not design to feed anything with a motor load

There is almost nothing that cannot be accomplished by lying.
And if they're caught, it's "Oops, I misspoke!"

 

[480sparky]

...Thank you for contacting tech support. Unfortunately GFCI?S are not design to feed anything with a motor load from the load side of the GFCI.

This sounds ridiculous. Comments?

Thanks.

Hmmm, I wonder how my mixer, blender, Jet Stream oven, razor, and hair dryer work without motors?......

 

[roger]

Thank you for contacting tech support. Unfortunately GFCI?S are not design to feed anything with a motor load from the load side of the GFCI.

If the OP lets us know who this manufacturer is, I'll be sure to not use their products on construction site T-poles.

Heck, better yet, I won't use their products at all.

Roger

 

[peter d]

If the OP lets us know who this manufacturer is, I'll be sure to not use their products on construction site T-poles.

Me thinks this GFCI mfg may go by a name like "Shining Star Electric Industrial Factory (Shanghai) Limited" :roll: