Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    wash64864's Avatar
    wash64864 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Dec 3, 2007, 04:35 PM
    GE Refrigerator keeps tripping the GFCI switch when plug in.
    I cleaned my refrigerator and shortly afterwards it trips the GFCI outlet every time its plugged in. Did I blow a fuse inside the refrigerator or short circuit something out. If there is a fuse where is it usually located.

    Thanks for any help!
    Flying Blue Eagle's Avatar
    Flying Blue Eagle Posts: 2,056, Reputation: 225
    Ultra Member
    		  
    #2

    Dec 6, 2007, 07:36 PM
    Wash64864- If your (GFCI) is triping ,when you plug it in, then you have a short in the fridge. somewhere. Question ( HOW DID YOU CLEAN THE REFRIG> OUT?? ) did you use sa water hose to wash it out,? If you did you probley got water on some electrical parts, may be water still around some electrical part. There is quite a few places inside a refrig. That you can get water into and not relize that you have, and cause a short. There is no fuse that I can remember. How long after you washed it out before you plugged it back in to the gfci,? You may have tio leave it unplugged until it dryes out. Note ::I'm just guessing at your problem,anyhow I hope this helps. GOOD Luck, GOD BLESS< :::F.B.E.
    labman's Avatar
    labman Posts: 10,580, Reputation: 551
    Uber Member
    		  
    #3

    Dec 6, 2007, 09:33 PM
    No big WD-40 fan here, but with the power off, give the motors and other electrical stuff a spray. Give it time to air out and the solvent evaporate.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Vent fan tripping GFCI receptacle upstream [ 3 Answers ]

I am adding an exhaust fan to my bathroom and wiring it into an existing receptacle which is at the end of a circuit (only one cable in). I took out the old receptacle and metal box, replaced it with a double size blue plastic box(with no ground terminal) and a GFCI receptacle, and wired a single...

Gfci spa panel tripping [ 4 Answers ]

I just installed a spa with 4 wires. The house is old and while the neutral & ground bus bars are separate in the spa panel, they are all on the same bar in the main panel. Do I need to install a ground rod by the spa panel to keep the gfci from tripping? (instead of running the ground back to the...

Pond pump tripping GFCI [ 1 Answers ]

Three years ago a new outdoor GFCI outlet was installed mainly to run a small pond pump. I mean small.. the pump is about the size of a baseball, but keeps the pond water circulating well enough. Just within the past two weeks, the outlet kept tripping, I quickly determined it must be the pump(left...

False Tripping GFCI and SPAS [ 1 Answers ]

I have a 240volt spa, and I hooked the electricity myself. I installed a 70 AMP breaker at the main panel and purchased a spa panel from Lowe's. The panel includes a GFCI 50AMP breaker and includes extra places for lighting and what not. My spa requires 4 wires (2 hots, neutral, and ground)....

Replace 2-plug GFGI with a 4-plug GFCI? [ 7 Answers ]

I am remodeling my bathroom and my wife wants a 4 plug outlet. She currently uses one for the hair dryer and one to charge her electric toothbrush. The intent is to add a lighted mirror or something else that uses little power. Would it be OK to replace the GFCI with a 4 plug GFCI? I suspect...

View more questions Search