[mikeysp]

I recently moved into my new house. I used these 10 pack GFCI outlets off amazon.

I try to operate my table saw, miter saw, and I get a 50/50 chance of the GFCI Tripping. I have never heard of GFCI nuisance tripping.

I am thinking to buy one Leviton or other mainstream brand and see if it fixes it and then replace all if this is the case.

Any advice appreciated.

Thank you.

-Mike

 

[mikeysp]

Oh my. I think we have a perspective/semantics argument here. The term “breaker” in “circuit breaker” refers to the device’s ability to break the circuit and interrupt the flow of electricity when necessary. Do both break the flow of electricity? Yep. One from current, the other from Ground fault. Are they named differently? Yep...usually. Since you can get a GFI Breaker that breaks the flow from current or GF. One of you is looking at the profession of electrician and the answer is that it is not a breaker obviously, it is an outlet. The other is looking at the logical implication of what a breaker does (interrupts the flow of electricity) and declare it a breaker. Of course, we would not call it a fuse because it does. I know, the outlet is resettable "Like a breaker". I bet we can all agree that it is not called a breaker, it is called an outlet, that does break the circuit and interrupts the flow of electricity. Maybe we can get an electrical engineer to dive deep into theory since we (mankind) do not even know what electricity is (only what it does) and I will get a tub of popcorn and a large coke.

would be put off at the thread hijacking to my question, but it was already answered. So thank you for the answers to my question.

Peace brothers...and sisters if there are any ladies in the thread.

-Mikr

 

[mikeysp]

Yes.

Yes.

A "North American" electrician.

It is a "Socket-Outlet" which contains a Circuit Interrupter/Breaker, for that/those Socket-Outlets - and all other Socket-Outlets "downstream" (if any).

A Breaker/Interrupter Breaks/Interrupts the Circuit for the Socket-Outlet(s) concerned.
(By The Way, RCDs/RCBOs (GFCIs) are becoming REQUIRED at the Consumer Unit/Switchboard/Panel for (virtually) all Circuits (Plug-In Power, Fixed Power, and Lighting) in many OECD Countries and not just for certain Socket-Outlets.
See GFCI receptacle vs GFCI breaker
Post # 5)

Hopefully so.



BUT
it will "Trip" on "imbalanced" currents and an RCBO will "Trip" on BOTH.

These "Devices" might be termed RCBOs - in other Endlish speaking countries.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Q-Line-THQL-15-Amp-1-Pole-GFCI-Circuit-Breaker/999968717

https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Q-Line-THQL-20-Amp-1-Pole-GFCI-Circuit-Breaker/999968719

As I mentioned in Post #11 -
As Oscar Wild wrote in "The Canterville Ghost".
“We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.”

Let the ring go Mr. Frodo. Your friend Sam.