Why does my gfi breaker keep tripping?
Ground-fault circuit interrupters, better known as GFCIs or GFIs, are used to protect people from electrocuting themselves. They do not protect from minor shocks, only deadly ones, and are most commonly found in kitchens and bathrooms.PotentialOne reason that a GFI breaker might be tripping is that too many of them are installed in a kitchen or bathroom. More than one GFI in a room does not add extra protection and could lead to outages.RetrofittingAnother major cause for a tripping GFI breaker is incorrect hook-up of the GFI to existing wiring. When adding a GFI to existing wiring, the ground wire might be left touching the neutral side of the GFI, which leads to tripping.MistakeSometimes a GFI trips because someone accidentally presses the reset button. This often happens when someone is plugging something in or can’t tell the difference between the test and reset button.ConsiderationsSometimes a GFI breaker that constantly is tripping is actually dead.
