wnjj
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What brand of breakers are they? Eaton had a run of them about 10 years ago I think that were prone to false tripping from radio interference.
A couple of years ago my elderly aunt kept having the breaker trip for her living room. It would happen anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks. I first tried reseating the breaker and tightening the screw connection. I then tried swapping breakers with one from another position in the panel. After the swap BOTH started false tripping!
So after reading about this issue with this age of Eaton breakers I ordered two new ones, installed them and no more issue since.
Even if they’re not Eaton, it’s possible they are susceptible anyway. I would ask the owner to try a new breaker (not a spare from any inventory).
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mikestock
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10 years ago is about when he replaced all the boxes and the trouble began.
I'll check. If it's an Eaton I'll go buy one myself and replace it.
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We recently remodeled our kitchen in our sticks and bricks house. The guy that did the wiring put a GFCI outlet behind the refrigerator. Our new refrigerator arrived and was plugged into that outlet. The next morning, the GFCI had tripped. We reset it and the following day it tripped again.
I contacted Samsung about this and they said that they would set up a service call to check out the fridge.
I called our electrician about another matter and happened to mention the refrigerator issue. He asked if his wiring guy put in a GFCI for that outlet, I responded that he did. The electrician said that modern inverter refrigerators do not like to play well with GFCI's. He said that this is a known problem and that the latest National Electrical Code has a footnote included that indicates that GFCI's SHOULD NOT be installed for refrigerators.
I contacted Samsung about this and ended up talking to one of their engineers that agreed with our electrician.
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Cummins12V98 wrote:Does the 50A or 30A have gfci??? Heck no!
My 30A pedistal at our house has a GFCI breaker. Outside outlet, current code requires it
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BarabooBob wrote:We recently remodeled our kitchen in our sticks and bricks house. The guy that did the wiring put a GFCI outlet behind the refrigerator. Our new refrigerator arrived and was plugged into that outlet. The next morning, the GFCI had tripped. We reset it and the following day it tripped again.
I contacted Samsung about this and they said that they would set up a service call to check out the fridge.
I called our electrician about another matter and happened to mention the refrigerator issue. He asked if his wiring guy put in a GFCI for that outlet, I responded that he did. The electrician said that modern inverter refrigerators do not like to play well with GFCI's. He said that this is a known problem and that the latest National Electrical Code has a footnote included that indicates that GFCI's SHOULD NOT be installed for refrigerators.
I contacted Samsung about this and ended up talking to one of their engineers that agreed with our electrician.
codes even when GFCI started being required exempted fridge and freezers from GFCI protection. Common practice is to put fridge/freezer on first outlet in circuit and GFCI outlet on next downstream outlet. That's what we did on our kitchen and garage for Fridge and freezer.
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mikestock
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I looked for an Eaton breaker but found no label at all. I exposed the breaker and found 2 blue wires on one side and two white wires on the other All were on the top side of the breaker. the bottom lugs were taped over. I would jump it out if I knew how. There is a main breaker ahead of this box so there is still protection.
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A 20A CB is designed to protect the wires from over heating.
A GFCI trips with 0.005A and above and is designed to protect you from electrical shock which can be deadly. Bypassing a GFCI increases your risk and liability.
Best to find the problem with with your rig which typically is moisture, wiring, appliance or possibly a defective GFCI.
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wnjj
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Post a picture of the breaker.
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mikestock
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CA Traveler wrote:Best to find the problem with with your rig which typically is moisture, wiring, appliance or possibly a defective GFCI
For the fourth time, I can and have tried plugging up specific items, one item at a time, even omitting my inverter. It trips, at times, under any circumstances. The problem exists with at least 4 of my neighbors who tell me they have the same problem. I'm not going around messing with other people's rigs. The only thing that works for me is using a 2 amp trickle charger directly to the batteries.
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Mike, I read the posts and it can be the storage lot problem. I'll suggest again that you try the GFCI at home or other location. Plus it's OK on your trickle charger which can be a red flag for the RV.
Tracking down GFCI tripping causes can be difficult and time consuming and turning off CBs and unplugging appliances is only the first step. Since you've had this problem for 10 years is there more to the story?
Do you have a residental refer? They are not required to work on a GFCI and the NEC code does not require a GFCI for them.
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