GFI rattles

[Sparkarino]

My GFI circuit breakers rattle in my hand when I shake them, like something is loose. Anyone know why?

 

[LarryFine]

Welcome to the forum.

Unless it's the loose terminal or mounting screws, I have no idea why one would rattle.

 

[Little Bill]

Patient: Dr, my arm hurts when I do this
Dr: Then stop doing that!

Is it a plug-on breaker?

 

[ptonsparky]

Switch it on, shake it, off, shake i

 

[mtnelect]

My GFI circuit breakers rattle in my hand when I shake them, like something is loose. Anyone know why?

Return it and get one that doesn't rattle.

 

[hbiss]

Return it and get one that doesn't rattle.

I hear Home Depot is good like that...

-Hal

 

[Sparkarino]

This happens with more than one breaker and of different manufacturers.

 

[hbiss]

I do seem to remember a rattle in the off position. Probably the linkage has slop in it. Since you found that many do it from different manufacturers, I wouldn't worry about it.

-Hal

 

[Electromatic]

I would guess it's the plunger of the solenoid that trips the breaker during a ground fault.

 

[Jraef]

GFCI circuitry has a relay inside, maybe it's that?

But some plug-in breakers have a "floating" stab assembly so that it self-aligns. Get a standard breaker of the same make, see if that one rattles too.

 

[retirede]

GFCI circuitry has a relay inside, maybe it's that?

But some plug-in breakers have a "floating" stab assembly so that it self-aligns. Get a standard breaker of the same make, see if that one rattles too.

The bus stabs on QO breakers definitely rattle when not installed.

 

[xformer]

Switch it on, shake it, off, shake i

Swifty?