I just installed a GFI circuit from my breaker box and am faulting. I'm confident that I installed the breaker correctly with the breaker pigtail going to the power return bus and the black and white wires going to the correct terminals. If I operate the breaker without the earth grd connected it works properly but soon and earth is tied in it faults. I do have a GFI reset outlet as my first outlet of the string and this too is connected to the correct set of contacts on the outlet as are the other outlets in the string. I suspect one of two things is the problem.

1) I noticed that some of the outlets I bought said self grounding and I'm assuming this may not be allowed.

2) I did not series all of the outlets. I.E. In the box of my first outlet after the resetting outlet I feed the outlet in that box and two others. I'm thinking that maybe I should go to the outlet in the box and then to the next and then back to the third. I feel this is less likely but still it may be an issue.

Please assist.

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Originally Posted by HJSmith

I just installed a GFI circuit from my breaker box and am faulting. I'm confident that I installed the breaker correctly with the breaker pigtail going to the power return bus and the black and white wires going to the correct terminals. If I operate the breaker without the earth grd connected it works properly but soon and earth is tied in it faults. I do have a GFI reset outlet as my first outlet of the string and this too is connected to the correct set of contacts on the outlet as are the other outlets in the string. I suspect one of two things is the problem.

1) I noticed that some of the outlets I bought said self grounding and I'm assuming this may not be allowed.

2) I did not series all of the outlets. I.E. In the box of my first outlet after the resetting outlet I feed the outlet in that box and two others. I'm thinking that maybe I should go to the outlet in the box and then to the next and then back to the third. I feel this is less likely but still it may be an issue.

Please assist.

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The downstream circuit ground connections are in error if the Panelboard GFCI breaker trips when the white pigtail is connected to the ground terminal bus in the main disconnect panel. From what I gather this main GFCI is feeding into a receptacle GFCI and that is not needed. There may also be a shared neutral that does not allow having a main GFCI connection. Check that out once you have removed the wasted GFCI receptacle. Nm

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Originally Posted by HJSmith

I just installed a GFI circuit from my breaker box and am faulting. I'm confident that I installed the breaker correctly with the breaker pigtail going to the power return bus and the black and white wires going to the correct terminals. If I operate the breaker without the earth grd connected it works properly but soon and earth is tied in it faults. I do have a GFI reset outlet as my first outlet of the string and this too is connected to the correct set of contacts on the outlet as are the other outlets in the string. I suspect one of two things is the problem.

1) I noticed that some of the outlets I bought said self grounding and I'm assuming this may not be allowed.

2) I did not series all of the outlets. I.E. In the box of my first outlet after the resetting outlet I feed the outlet in that box and two others. I'm thinking that maybe I should go to the outlet in the box and then to the next and then back to the third. I feel this is less likely but still it may be an issue.

Please assist.

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Did you mean 'self grounding' receptacles. If so those are commercial grade that are used with metal box and emt. Still need to ground to the green screw if residential and you are not in Chicago. Nm