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Question by Raajah
Submitted on 11/29/2003
Related FAQ: Electrical Wiring FAQ (Part 1 of 2)
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How do I determine where the short is?  All the receptacles in various bathrooms are connected through a GFCI. I have replaced the GFCI and all of the receptacles but the GFCI continues to trip.  How do I find out where the electric leakage is?


Answer by Robert
Submitted on 12/12/2004
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First, when you put the plug back into the box and put the cover on, you may have let the ground wire (Green Wire) & the neutral wire (White wire) come in contact with each other inside the box. This will not cause a short circuit, but will not let the (GFCI) work without a problem.

 

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