Re: [A/S] Re: GFI Breaker

Nobody has addressed the question of the HotRod - could it be
defective? We assume it is not because it is only a few months old.
But with your history of when the GFCI trips, I am betting the GFCI
is good, doing exactly what it is designed to do, and the HotRod (or
it's installation) is the problem.

NOTE: If the HotRod is bad, replacing the GFCI with one that is
simply less sensitive could mask the problem, making it look like the
original GFCI was bad and the HotRod was OK.

FOR TECHIES ONLY: Perhaps an inexpensive digital VOM could be used
to see if the HotRod is OK - a leakage would show up as reduced
resistance between the HotRod plug's ground prong (the round one) and
either or the other two (blade) prongs. Might have to be hot to show
the problem. Any resistance below a million ohms is suspect, 100,000
is in the range that might occasionally trip the GFCI (giving about 1
milliampere leakage current), and 10,000 (about 10 milliamperes
current) is pretty sure to trip it and definitely shock a person.
More about GFCIs at
http://www.ul.com/global/documents/offerings/perspectives/regulators/technical/ul_GroundFaultProtectiveDevices.pdf
. A usable inexpensive meter is at
http://www.harborfreight.com/7-function-digital-multimeter-92020.html .

Jerry 4404

At 10:09 PM 7/28/2012, you wrote:
>On 7/28/2012 6:33 PM, Wes Smith wrote:
> > You don't need receptacles if you have the breaker. These
> devices do fail in time as protection will still work for use. In
> a recent survey they found that 21% of the breakers were not
> working properly and it was either 17% or 19% of the receptacles
> that were not working.
> > We tested all GFCI devices monthly at the nuclear plant I worked
> in with a hand held box that would tell the trip point of the receptacle.
> >
> > Wes
>Hi Wes,
>
>For the first time today I read the little sheet that was screwed to the
>door of the breaker box... it says the GFI should be tested monthly.....
>
>Oops...
>
>Hunter

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