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Originally Posted by villagetinker
I believe the OP is talking about a GFCI breaker in the garage circuit breaker panel. It appears the newer homes are using the GFCI breakers where the older homes (ours is 2013) has GFCI outlets in various locations in the house. Since a surge can come in via the water pipes, it appears to be reasonable that this could trip the GFCI breaker.
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You are correct. The first time it happened to me, I couldn't figure it out. Then I went out to the box and realized the issue.
Another thing I ran into. Our dishwasher stopped working after a couple of years. Nothing I could do would bring it back. Decided to pull it out and take a look before calling a repairman. It was plugging into an outlet, and had come loose. Every other place I have ever lived hard wires kitchen appliances. Not here. Tightened up things and still using the dishwasher today.
Live and learn.