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Posted by mm on May 26, 2007, 1:08 pm
>A 1650 Watt element will go on momentarily but then causes the 20 Amp
>GFI to break.
>
>I tried it on 2 different GFI breakers.
>
>When plugged into a non-GFI circuit, it works fine.
>
>
>There are a few possibilities that my meager mind considered:
>
>1> There is some current in the neutral leg. Multimeter does not
>show anything.
I'm curious how you are trying to measure current in the neutral wire
with a multimeter????
>2> Buy a higher Amp GFI.
>
>3> The GFI is more sensitive to a load near its 20 Amp rating.
>1650Watts/(20 x 115)
>
>4> And the no-no answer, replace the GFI with a non-GFI breaker.
>
>Any suggestions?
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