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  • Jan 18, 2010, 07:04 AM
    santiagoed
    Electrical outlet keeps tripping IN THE GARAGE IF SOMETHING IS PLUGGED INTO IT OR NOT
    My electrical outlet in the garage keeps tripping whether something is plugged into it or not. What do I need to do?
  • Jan 18, 2010, 07:06 AM
    Stratmando

    An electrician will have to open the boxes and check voltages and look for a short.
  • Jan 18, 2010, 07:56 AM
    tkrussell

    Don't post the same question again, especially when you have received an answer.

    What is tripping? Circuit breaker? GFI outlet?
  • Jan 18, 2010, 08:09 AM
    santiagoed

    GFI Outlet
  • Jan 18, 2010, 08:34 AM
    tkrussell

    If the GFI is tripping with nothing plugged in, the voltage may be the issue, or the device may be defective. Try replacing the GFI, and check that there is 120 volts to it while you have the wires exposed.
  • Jan 18, 2010, 12:09 PM
    Stratmando

    Also, you may want to unplug everything in the Garage and see if it resets, newer GFI's will not reset if no power is feeding them.
  • Jan 19, 2010, 04:38 PM
    14u2c

    Dead short or bad gfi..

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