bathroom exhaust fan trips GFCI

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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.
 
Richard Cox said:
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.
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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.
 
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.
 
ultramegabob said:
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.
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What brand GFCI was this?
 
Richard Cox said:
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.
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Was this statement made by one of the Big 3 wiring device mgf's? (Leviton, P&S, Cooper)
 
Dennis Alwon said:
Off topic but how can the OP have 0 posts? :D
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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!"
 
Richard Cox said:
...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.
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Hmmm, I wonder how my mixer, blender, Jet Stream oven, razor, and hair dryer work without motors?......
 
Richard Cox said:
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.
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If the OP lets us know who this manufacturer is, I'll be sure to not use their products on construction site T-poles. :rolleyes:

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

Roger
 
roger said:
If the OP lets us know who this manufacturer is, I'll be sure to not use their products on construction site T-poles. :rolleyes:
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Me thinks this GFCI mfg may go by a name like "Shining Star Electric Industrial Factory (Shanghai) Limited" ;) :roll:
 
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