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    Nov 19, 2010, 04:21 PM
    Current in the pigtail of gfi breaker
    I installed a 2 pole 30 amp gfi breaker for a pool pump. It would not operate unless the pigtail was disconnected from the bus bar. Checking the disconnected pigtail has 120 volts.
    I capped it and checked the bus bars --both ground and neutral show current... hummm any suggestions?
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    Nov 19, 2010, 08:32 PM

    Are you installing this on a sub panel? Can you tell me where you are putting the wires from the pump?
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    Nov 20, 2010, 03:10 PM
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    Thanks for your quick response,, but after lying awake it came to me... I am sleepy but everything is working fine and there is no more current in the neutral.
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    Nov 20, 2010, 07:32 PM

    For the record and future readers, what error did you correct, please.
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