mungkiman Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 The fewer outlets any GFCI protects the better, and the easier to diagnose. Even an inadvertent ground wire coming into contact with the neutral side of a downstream outlet can be hard to troubleshoot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybobg Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) I have a GFCI outlet in the garage serving 5 outlets all inside serving freezer, fridge, low voltage lighting and sprinklers. The protection trips in random fashion even when nothing is plugged in. I see no evidence of water intrusion but it has happened yesterday and today a lot when it has rained but I seem to remember that it does it when dry as well. Sometimes it will re-set immediately and sometimes not for an hour or so. I have not put any nails or screws in the walls. Other than a faulty GFCI mechanism at outlet do y'all have any other thoughts how to troubleshoot? I'll carefully wade in here. Should the freezer and fridge be on the same circuit. Is there a chance that if both the freezer and the fridge compressors both kick on at the same time it could be overloading the GFCI? That would appear to be a random event. Just my $.02. Edited September 2, 2014 by billybobg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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