Outdoor GFCI Issues
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Outdoor GFCI Issues
The two GFCI’s on the front of the house are tripping every day and have been for the last several years. When we hook up our Christmas lights on timers they never work for more than a day. I’m constayhaving to reset the GFCI.
What can I do?
What can I do?
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They are the bubble types but perhaps they have become moist inside. It seems these two have been nothing but problems. I am going to break down both of these today and replace the boxes. At least one of them is run off a series, from the outlet on the other side of the wall inside house. For that one I will install an all weather outlet on outside with a GFCI on the inside wall.
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@Ray2047 - So now I’m completely flummoxed. I replaced both boxes, fully sealed and caulked. Put in commercial, weather resistant GFCI’s and they are both tripping again on day 1.
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Ray, I’d be inclined to agree with you but every set of light we’ve tried all do the same thing. They are indeed getting wet but all outdoor light strings do.
Can I just replace the GFCI, with a outdoor, weather resistant outlet?
Worst case I trip a breaker?
Can I just replace the GFCI, with a outdoor, weather resistant outlet?
Worst case I trip a breaker?
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Nothing else is plugged in. Just the 5th or 6th set of outdoor Christmas light strings we have tried. I replaced both GFCI’s with commercial weather resistant GFCI’s in new sealed bubble boxes. Still tripping every few hours.