GFCI will not reset.

mrdaver · 10-16-2010, 02:26 PM

I have 2 GFCI outlets outdoors that will not reset. The 2 bathroom outlets are on this circuit also and so do not work. They were all working fine until a storm came through with a lot of lightning. The circuit breaker in the panel did not trip. A GFCI outlet tester indicates no hot wire connections but the wires are connected and done so correctly. The system worked fine until the storm. Could a surge from a lightning strike have caused the GFCI outlet internal circuit to go bad?

oleguy74 · 10-16-2010, 02:34 PM

get a voltmetter and a noncontact voltage tester.check power at breaker.if ok start opening boxes and trouble shoot.might be best to call an electrician...

bobelectric · 10-16-2010, 02:49 PM

Gfi receptacles have a M.O.V. built into their electronic circuits which will open on a surge.

1910NE · 10-16-2010, 11:28 PM

try replacing the GFCI outlet. i had a two week old GFCI go bad back in June, would not reset. i went through the whole list of trouble shooting, but everything was right. so i replaced the outlet, and everything worked again. no problems with that location since then.

10-16-2010, 02:26 PM	#1
mrdaver Newbie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2	GFCI will not reset. I have 2 GFCI outlets outdoors that will not reset. The 2 bathroom outlets are on this circuit also and so do not work. They were all working fine until a storm came through with a lot of lightning. The circuit breaker in the panel did not trip. A GFCI outlet tester indicates no hot wire connections but the wires are connected and done so correctly. The system worked fine until the storm. Could a surge from a lightning strike have caused the GFCI outlet internal circuit to go bad?

10-16-2010, 02:34 PM	#2
oleguy74 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 388	GFCI will not reset. get a voltmetter and a noncontact voltage tester.check power at breaker.if ok start opening boxes and trouble shoot.might be best to call an electrician...

10-16-2010, 02:49 PM	#3
bobelectric Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 84,Pa.15330 Posts: 989	GFCI will not reset. Gfi receptacles have a M.O.V. built into their electronic circuits which will open on a surge.

10-16-2010, 11:28 PM	#4
1910NE Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Freeport Maine Posts: 484	GFCI will not reset. try replacing the GFCI outlet. i had a two week old GFCI go bad back in June, would not reset. i went through the whole list of trouble shooting, but everything was right. so i replaced the outlet, and everything worked again. no problems with that location since then.

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GFCI will not reset.