On Jul 9, 11:03 pm, mm  wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:08:45 -0400, sa...@dog.com wrote:
> >On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 06:37:40 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
> > wrote:
>
> >>On Jul 7, 12:29 pm, sa...@dog.com wrote:
> >>> On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:02:50 -0700 (PDT), WhiteTea
>
> >>>  wrote:
> >>> >On Jul 7, 10:23 am, sa...@dog.com wrote:
> >>> >> On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 08:21:12 -0700 (PDT), WhiteTea
>
> >>> >>  wrote:
> >>> >> >On Jul 7, 9:41 am, LouB  wrote:
> >>> >> >> WhiteTea wrote:
> >>> >> >> > On Jul 7, 8:16 am, "Colbyt"  wrote:
> >>> >> >> >> "WhiteTea"  wrote in message
>
> >>> >> >> >>news:b62df674-6b6c-4955-bce8-3c358b26cb9f@m7g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>
> >>> >> >> >>> I have some outlets and a light switch that have stopped working in
> >>> >> >> >>> one room.
> >>> >> >> >>> None of the breakers are tripped.
> >>> >> >> >>> All I can think of is to shut off and then back on one breaker at a
> >>> >> >> >>> time to isolate which one controls the non-functioning outlets and
> >>> >> >> >>> switch.
> >>> >> >> >>> Any feedback appreciated.
> >>> >> >> >>> Andy
> >>> >> >> >> I agree with that attempt.  Sometimes, not often, a breaker will trip and
> >>> >> >> >> fail to show it fully.
>
> >>> >> >> >> Checking every GFIC in the house is also a good thing to do because this
> >>> >> >> >> portion of the circuit might be after a GFIC that has tripped.
>
> >>> >> >> >> If neither of those solve the problem then you have to trace the circuit
> >>> >> >> >> looking for a loose connection.
>
> >>> >> >> >> Colbyt
>
> >>> >> >> > I couldn't find any tripped GFCIs.
>
> >>> >> >> > I recall having problems with a GFCI when I had a mobile home> >>> >> >> > It kept tripping for no reason.
>
> >>> >> >> > This is going to be fun.
>
> >>> >> >> Are you sure the outlet is dead?  Maybe what is plugged into the outlet
> >>> >> >> is sick.
>
> >>> >> >I used a voltmeter.
>
> >>> >> >I just found that 2 GFCIs had tripped, resetting got all the outlets
> >>> >> >going.
>
> >>> >> >I would like to know why they tripped.
>
> >>> >> >As far as I can tell, the load at the time it tripped was 5.8 amps for
> >>> >> >a frig and a small amount for a fish tank pump and light.
>
> >>> >> >Andy
>
> >>> >> The refrigerator should NOT be on a circuit with a GFCI.
>
> >>> >> Your fishtank is a likely cause of the GFCI tripping.
>
> >>> >See previous post.
>
> >>> >I plugged the fish tank pump back into the same circuit.
> >>> >Maybe with the fridge on a separate line, the pump won't trip.
>
> >>> >If it was my house, I would have one dedicated wire and breaker just
> >>> >for the garage outlets.
>
> >>> >We'll see what happens.
>
> >>> >Andy
>
> >>> Generally speaking, you don't want anything with a motor on a GFCI. I
> >>> don't think the fishtank pump motor is big enough to matter, though.
> >>> The reason I suspect the fishtank for tripping the GFCI is the
> >>> abundance of water and humidity involved. If the light fixture gets
> >>> even slightly damp, it could trip the GFCI.- Hide quoted text -
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> >>FWIW, I ran 2 fishtanks on separate GFCI's for years without a single
> >>trip.
>
> >>The tanks were in the kid's rooms. I assumed that if code calls for
> >>GFCI's near any water (sink, shower, garage) then a light fixture in a
> >>flimsy plastic housing hovering over 20 gallons of water would
> >>certainly warrant protection, especially when kids are involved.
>
> >Obviously, GFCI's, like fuses, shuld never trip unless there is a
> >reason. Regardless of your very small sample group, fishtanks are
> >frequently a cause of GFCI's tripping, for obvious reasons. Because of
> >that potential, they should always be on a GFCI protected circuit.
>
> Hmmm. Won't that likely kill tropical fish if the breaker trips and
> isn't noticed soon?  Especially if you are saying that they trip
> frequently.
>
> My Oscar broke his heater, which was encased in a big glass test tube,
> and, I believe, died of the cold.  I'd had him for a couple years.
>
> Isn't there a better way to protect whatever is being protected, like
> an isolation transformer big enough to power the pump and the heater
> and the light but no bigger?  Or some other method?- Hide quoted text -
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