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Mel wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 3:38 pm

cirus wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 3:32 pm

Mel wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 3:21 pm

I'm just talking about the gfci not the possible lightning or surge problem. If a gfci outlet trips and something goes out other than that what is required to be protected by it then it is wired incorrectly. Is it dangerous? No but it's a nuisance.

Sometimes this is done intentionally as an alert that the GFCI has tripped.

I'll just going by 30 years in the electrical field and the NEC. The gfci has a light on it that shows red when it's tripped.
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But this indicator light is usually in the bathroom or laundry room. If you have a light in another room, you might notice it sooner.
I've not done this myself, but I've seen it done.
[/quote]Yeah I've seen all kinds of weird stuff done.

Mel wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 3:21 pm

I'm just talking about the gfci not the possible lightning or surge problem. If a gfci outlet trips and something goes out other than that what is required to be protected by it then it is wired incorrectly. Is it dangerous? No but it's a nuisance.
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Sometimes this is done intentionally as an alert that the GFCI has tripped.
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I'll just going by 30 years in the electrical field and the NEC. The gfci has a light on it that shows red when it's tripped.

03Lightningrocks wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:46 pm

cirus wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:41 pm

ELB wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:35 pm

RPBrown wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:28 pm

Cheapsk8 wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:17 pm Check all your gfci outlets and see if any of them are tripped

Last months gfi in my master bathroom tripped and it affected 2 outlets in living room, 1 in master bedroom and light/ceiling fan in master bedroom. All of this but light and exhaust fan in bathroom still worked

Yup, BTDT.

If your capable take the gfci out and have a look. If there is a wire on the " load " side take it out and place it on the " line " side with the other romex. Nothing should be on the load side of the gfci except what needs protecting.

If something were wired incorrectly, the problem would have been there all along.

I'm just talking about the gfci not the possible lightning or surge problem. If a gfci outlet trips and something goes out other than that what is required to be protected by it then it is wired incorrectly. Is it dangerous? No but it's a nuisance.

ELB wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:35 pm

RPBrown wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:28 pm

Cheapsk8 wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:17 pm Check all your gfci outlets and see if any of them are tripped

Last months gfi in my master bathroom tripped and it affected 2 outlets in living room, 1 in master bedroom and light/ceiling fan in master bedroom. All of this but light and exhaust fan in bathroom still worked

Yup, BTDT.

If your capable take the gfci out and have a look. If there is a wire on the " load " side take it out and place it on the " line " side with the other romex. Nothing should be on the load side of the gfci except what needs protecting.

Reset all your breakers and gfci's. Get a volt meter and check for voltage at all receptacles that were dead. Wouldnt hurt to check voltage at the breakers also. If you reset a gfci and everything comes back on then it is wired wrong. Everyting downstream is on the load side of the gfci instead of the line side. Just bath, kitchen , garage, and exterior outlets should be gfci protected. If lightning didn't hit your house then it was probably a surge from a strike down the road that took out your stuff. I went on a service call back in the summer with the same issues as you. Blown out electronics, power strips, etc. Turned out it was a bad xfmr. It was reading about 130 phase to neutral and almost 260 phase to phase. Yes I'm a electrician