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Old 12-13-2020, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by walterray1 View Post
What will you do next when the breaker trips again? Had a similar issue with GFI in garage. I was able to reset it but it would trip again. Was tripping due to an outside electrical plug in back of our villa. We had a timer that had gotten wet and gone bad. Had electrician check every possibility until he found the culprit. We used Hayes Lighting and Electric. Was a similar cost.
GFI breakers are much more sensitive than a regular circuit breaker inside your electrical panel. For a regular 15 amp circuit breaker to trip, the circuit needs to be overloaded by more than 15 amps of current. So, with this type of issue, it is easier to determine what is causing the breaker to trip. Usually, unplugging an appliance, like a heater, will solve the problem.