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    Posted: 02 Oct 2018 at 8:53pm
GFCIs can go bad. They are also sensitive to anything that causes a differential between the neutral and the ground. So there "may" be an issue that is causing current to flow through ground, or it could just be the GFCI. In our house we had a few GFCI-style circuit breakers in the main panel. Those were sensitive to the kick-back that came from the ballast in the fluorescent lights in the bathrooms. Drove me nuts. I ended up switching those circuit breakers out, and just installing GFCI outlets in the bathrooms. Probably also could have fixed it by replacing the florescent lights with LED, which we did much later.
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Posts: 1452 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Oct 2018 at 6:08pm
Every 120v outlet in the Pod goes through the GCFI.  That includes the fridge and the microwave.  Usually when mine trips it's due to an unknown cause but mine did go bad once and I had to replace it while on the road.  Not a big deal.

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I actually am suspect of my extension stephen. You must have caught that vibe between the lines. lol
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I had an extension cord go bad once and caused things like tripping the GCFI outlet. It turns out the cover and conductor were nicked by my mower and I did not realize it. When it was dry, no problem. When it rained, things tripped. You might wish to check your cord for damage.
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Oct 2018 at 6:14pm
Good suggestion. I think when it takes numerous resets, there is an issue with circuit or GCFI. MJ indicated it took numerous resets. Probably time to replace that GCFI.
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Posts: 356 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Oct 2018 at 5:49pm
One suggestion - get an outlet tester (Home Depot or any good hardware store will have them), it'll tell you if your GFCI is acting up. They do go bad from time to time
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Anytime:)
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Posts: 1221 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Oct 2018 at 5:26pm
yes, plugged into a 15 a. Thanks for the help
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MJLRpod,

Well some good. I have GCFIs go bad and act flaky. I have had my GCFI trip and shut fridge off, but not often, and usual associated with something else I did. Like plug in two cube heaters. That outlet behind fridge is on the GCFI circuit. Bears watching I guess. Are you still on that 15/20a circuit?
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ok, so finding out the GCFI was involved helped. I think that was the culprit. I kept playing around with it, plugging and unplugging main power, then reseting GFCI, and suddenly it clicked, and a fan i had plugged in began to spin. I then tried the fridge on electric and it came on. I don't really know what was wrong, but something was shutting down the whole ac power. not sure if it was the GCFI plug, but it's working............. for the moment
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