Blue Xmas..GFCI outlet keeps tripping off
#1
Blue Xmas..GFCI outlet keeps tripping off
Hi,
New to the website! Question: I hung up the exterior xmas lights and plugged them into the GFCI. it stayed on for 5 minutes then poof...gone..I could reset but again it only works for 5 mins or less!! Any ideas?Cheers from Canada
New to the website! Question: I hung up the exterior xmas lights and plugged them into the GFCI. it stayed on for 5 minutes then poof...gone..I could reset but again it only works for 5 mins or less!! Any ideas?Cheers from Canada
#4
I should have mentioned the ammount of lights!! NO.its not a Clarke Griswold!! only 3 strings..and it is a GFCI outlet..standard outside wall one..
Question: if the electrical cord in the string of lights is damaged..i.e. by an errant staple..could this cause it to fault after a few minutes??
p.s. thanks for ur replies. Update.. I plugged in a smaller set of lights and also a small jig..the saw worked fine then after I stopped about 1 minute it tripped again..hmmm
Question: if the electrical cord in the string of lights is damaged..i.e. by an errant staple..could this cause it to fault after a few minutes??
p.s. thanks for ur replies. Update.. I plugged in a smaller set of lights and also a small jig..the saw worked fine then after I stopped about 1 minute it tripped again..hmmm
Last edited by Canucker; 12-08-04 at 04:51 PM.
#5
So is it the GFCI receptacle into which the bulbs are plugged that trips? If so, then yes, a staple could cause this. So could moisture. Is there snow or rain or high humidity where you live? Are the lights rated as exterior?
#6
Originally Posted by racraft
try plugging something else in and see if it stays on. If it does stay on then replace the lights.
prhaps i should replace the entire outlet?