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Should Appliances be plugged into GFI outlets?

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3 hours ago, daveca said:

That GFI trip can be a small crack in the heating element, not measurable with a meter.  Meters do not generally measure with high enough voltage to induce such leakage currents as can cause a trip of an element soaked in water.

Thats why you use a megger 

3 hours ago, daveca said:

It only takes about 6 milliamp to trip a GFI. 10 mA kills people. Wet skin, much less current.

 

No wonder you guys have issues 

ours run to about 30ma for tripping , which makes better sense as you can have several things on the circuit with a little bit of earth leakage without tripping the circuit 

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DurhamAppliance
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Usually it's best not to have major appliances plugged  into gfci outlets,  some manuals specifically advise against it primarily due to nuisance tripping .  Fridges should never be plugged into one b

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The unique problem with refrigerators on a GFCI is the motor windings in the hermetic compressor housing. As the compressor ages, the varnish insulation on the motor windings begins to break down wit

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well that settles it. If masters Tryingtohelp and K-dog say not to do it, then we don't need no stinking code.

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