Why a GFCI trips????????

[Nietz001]

I have a new installation; GFCI's (120volt) were installed outside a building to accommodate food service equipment. I have experienced nuisance tripping on a random basis at the receptacle's. Either the GFCI?s are working properly and the equipment is to blame or the GFCI?s have an issue. Perplexed? anyone had this problem? Not sure where else to look. (The equipment is brand new)

 

[roger]

Excluding excessive moisture at the receptacles or cord caps I would say the equipment is the problem.

Roger

 

[benaround]

Chances are good the problems are in the equipment, also, if two or more items are on

the load side of a gfci recpt. and they all 'leak' just a little it will add up and trip the gfci.

 

[glene77is]

Be sure to swap out the GFCI devices.
They are not perfectly manufactured.

 

[480sparky]

As soon as I saw the word "food", I knew the answer would be the equipment.

 

[hurk27]

And don't use those cheep Menard's GFCI receptacles, they trip on any inductive kickback, I use Leviton, P&S, or Cooper.