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Well it finally happened. We lost too medium sized frozen pizzas when the GFCI device on that basement circuit went toes up. Worse, the barley pop got warm. Note to self: Check GFCIs after thunderstorms.

I’ve had an audible alert Leviton GFCI laying on my basement work bench destined to replace the standard GFCI for the sewage ejector pump for several years.

That alert will do us no good. I can barely hear it while resetting it and the spouse says only if she is in the room. She hears spider barks at 50’.

Anyone have a better experience with a different brand?
 
190907-0721 EDT

ptonsparky:

Several Sonalerts in parallel, for different locations, controlled from a 120 VAC relay NC contact. This relay is powered from the GFCI output, your freezer outlet. Power the Sonalerts from a drycell battery. In series with the battery another relay contact, NO. This relay is powered from 120 VAC that is not on a GFCI,

Better yet use a small power supply in place of the battery, and power this supply from a non-GFCI source. Eliminates the second relay and battery.

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gar said:
190907-0721 EDT

ptonsparky:

Several Sonalerts in parallel, for different locations, controlled from a 120 VAC relay NC contact. This relay is powered from the GFCI output, your freezer outlet. Power the Sonalerts from a drycell battery. In series with the battery another relay contact, NO. This relay is powered from 120 VAC that is not on a GFCI,

Better yet use a small power supply in place of the battery, and power this supply from a non-GFCI source. Eliminates the second relay and battery.

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I have a small PLC with HMI on my home network monitoring my well. It is capable of verbal, text and email notifications and I have thought of it. Maybe when I retire.
 
Just install an E-light off the load side of the gfci.
locate the E-light on the main floor in a location that it'll be noticed.
 
I know I will make my conservative statement of "just don't put freezers on GFCIs"

But my question is: why did the GFCI trip? If nothing is faulty, why would it trip during a storm?
 
mbrooke said:
I know I will make my conservative statement of "just don't put freezers on GFCIs"

But my question is: why did the GFCI trip? If nothing is faulty, why would it trip during a storm?
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I’m pretty sure it was the same storm that faulted the VFD on my well. The GFCI not only tripped, it died. GFCIs were notoriously self sacrificing devices in the past and have improved considerably but I wouldn’t count on an infinite life span for them.
 
mbrooke said:
I know I will make my conservative statement of "just don't put freezers on GFCIs"

But my question is: why did the GFCI trip? If nothing is faulty, why would it trip during a storm?
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Maybe because there are outdoor receptacles on the circuit that got wet? That's how my house is wired, and if I forget to close the cover on an outdoor receptacle and we get a storm with a lot of wind in it, my GFCI will sometimes trip.
 
Acurite has a few different products that may be useful. One of the least expensive is only about $30 on Amazon. It is a wireless alarm/monitor that works up to 75 feet from the sensors. It will alarm you of high temp which can still happen if there is appliance malfunction but no loss of power.
 
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