T-8 ballasts tripping GFCI's

[electricguy61]

Has anyone else experienced this problem? We've now had 3 jobs where a new 4' 2 lamp T-8 120v ballast(s) intermittently trips a GFCI. Each time, we've pulled apart every fixture and connection, and never found a smoking gun. Remove the fixtures from the circuit, no more tripping.

 

[Teaspoon]

I have ran into this a couple of times, I think it is interference from the ballast.

 

[bob]

check here https://www.google.com/search?sourc...8+120v+ballast(s)+intermittently+trips+a+GFCI

 

[StarCat]

Yes

Yes

Definitely and its another example of Modern Shoddy Technology running people rather than the converse.
Also in this case there was no need to have the downstream lighting controlled by a GFCI receptacle.

 

[GeorgeB]

Has anyone else experienced this problem? We've now had 3 jobs where a new 4' 2 lamp T-8 120v ballast(s) intermittently trips a GFCI. Each time, we've pulled apart every fixture and connection, and never found a smoking gun. Remove the fixtures from the circuit, no more tripping.

My home has switched (first is GFCI) ceiling (joist mounted) receptacles in the basement "shop" area for lights. The old 96" commercial fixture the previous owner had failed. I replaced it with 2 48", for no good reason, 1 from Lowes, one from Home Depot. The Lowes model tripped it frequently. I moved it to a location without GFCI and bought another HD model.