Outlet tester reads OK but GFCI still trips
When I rewired my house 5 years ago I installed a GFCI outlet in the main bathroom. On the same line, after the GFCI, is another outlet in that bathroom, a junction box in the attic, an outlet in my small bathroom and then the wall switch to control the lights and fan in the small bathroom.
Through the years I would run into a problem every now and then. It seemed if I turned on the light and fan in the small bathroom at the same time or in quick succession, the GFCI would trip. I always assumed it was a faulty wall switch until last month when the GFCI will not reset.
I tried replacing the GFCI, twice, but that didn't solve the problem. In trying to work my way back through the line I snaked through new lines from the junction box into the small bathroom today... still no luck. The breaker in the panel doesn't trip, just the GFCI. When I bypass the GFCI everything works fine and the breaker still doesn't trip. I'm guessing there has to be a small amount of electrical leakage/drain somewhere in the line but when I plug in an outlet tester it reads that everything should be fine.
Before I start opening up the walls in my main bathroom, does anyone have any advice?
Thanks,
Logan