I'm trying to get power to my pool. I made a cord with 10-2 plus ground wire. It is plugged into a 110 outlet and run is 85' to a box with two ground fault outlets. One outlet is grounded other is grounded to box but box is not grounded yet. The ground fault outlets keep tripping and every time I reset they just trip out again. I have checked and they are wired correctly. Please help

GFI outlets do not have to be grounded to work.
If the outlets keep tripping that means you have a short between the hot and neutral. A very minor short, not enough to trip the breakers. If they trip with nothing plugged into them that means that the short is in the wiring. If they trip when you plugged something in, that means the short is in the thing you plugged in.

Plug your extension cord into another outlet and see if the GFIs trip. If they do that means that the fault is in the extension cord that you made. If they do not trip that means the fault is in the wiring before the outlet you are using.

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Originally Posted by hkstroud

GFI outlets do not have to be grounded to work.
If the outlets keep tripping that means you have a short between the hot and neutral. A very minor short, not enough to trip the breakers. If they trip with nothing plugged into them that means that the short is in the wiring. If they trip when you plugged something in, that means the short is in the thing you plugged in.

Plug your extension cord into another outlet and see if the GFIs trip. If they do that means that the fault is in the extension cord that you made. If they do not trip that means the fault is in the wiring before the outlet you are using.

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Can it be because of more then one ground fault outlet

You have a shared or split neutral. Did you wire one off the load side of the other? Won't work that way. You need 2 line feeds, not line and loads. You can load feed non GFIC outlets.

There are very strict codes regarding the use of electrical circuits near pools.

So let's start this way, how close to the pool are these receptacles?

You said you made the extension cord using 10/2 with ground, correct, did you put a plug at both ends of the cord? Or a receptacle at one end and a plug at the other?

If the GFCI keeps tripping, then you need to make certain that the extension cord is not the problem. The GFCI is designed to protect people from getting shocked. It will trip if it senses a 6 ma difference in current between the neutral (white) and source (black). Also, I do not believe that you should be using a self made extension cord anywhere near a pool.

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Originally Posted by donf

There are very strict codes regarding the use of electrical circuits near pools.

So let's start this way, how close to the pool are these receptacles?

You said you made the extension cord using 10/2 with ground, correct, did you put a plug at both ends of the cord? Or a receptacle at one end and a plug at the other?

If the GFCI keeps tripping, then you need to make certain that the extension cord is not the problem. The GFCI is designed to protect people from getting shocked. It will trip if it senses a 6 ma difference in current between the neutral (white) and source (black). Also, I do not believe that you should be using a self made extension cord anywhere near a pool.

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It is about 10 feet from pool and has plug on one end and receptacles on the other

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Originally Posted by creed1176

It is about 10 feet from pool and has plug on one end and receptacles on the other

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I'm using a 10-2 direct burial wire

Did you read about the Aztek motel in Wildwood, NJ last week?

Electricity and a pool can be a fatal combination. Please don't guess
or try to save a few bucks by cutting corners. Hire a licensed (and insured)
electrical contractor and do it right.