Gfci tripping immediately. Its no secret that like most things gfci outlets do not last forever. Its a symptom of a malfunctioning spa just like a fever is a symptom of illness. By brandon gibbs jan 23 2018. There was just the one neutral in that box to confirm that this was the problem i disconnected the neutral from the ground and ran a neutral wire to another nearby box in the same circuit and connected it to neutral there.
However sometimes gfi circuits can trip when they are not supposed to. Spa guy 161735 views. While its inconvenient when the gfci trips remember its there to protect you. One of them kept tripping immediately so i tracked down the problem to where a neutral and ground were joined.
If it immediately trips even though nothing is attached to it your gfci is most likely faulty and will need to be replaced. How to flush a hot water heater to remove sediment duration. 8 was ran for vd. Gfci breaker trips immediately.
There is no load on either circuit yet however as soon as i turned on either of them the gfci tripped immediately. There may be an issue with your gfci. There are a few reasons why your gfci might trip each time you power up your hot tub. This video is the spa guy teaching you how to diagnose a new wire up situation where you just wired your hot tub up and it is tripping the breaker and it is either a new tub or it is used and ran.
Causes of gfci outlet tripping a gfci will trip off if voltage form a fault is detected flowing to a grounded source. Gfci breaker tripping new wire up hot tub how to repair the spa guy duration. The length of the run is about 200 and they share a neutral. I have 2 20a 120v circuits each on a gfci breaker.
Ground fault circuit interrupters gfcis are designed for your safety. Gfi breakers are designed to prevent electrocution by sensing current leaks to ground. Small amounts of electrical current may leak to ground if the gfci outlet and circuit components are not protected and they become wet due to a non weather proof cover or box. Article 2108 states that all gfci receptacles can be used for any 125 volt single phase 15 amp or 20 amp electrical outlets.
Circuit interrupters or trips as they are commonly referred to are intended to reduce the risk of fire or electrocution. Disconnect all hot tub components from your gfci then reset it.