Speedster Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 It started raining very lightly a few hours ago, and the GFCI breaker for our new outdoor outlets has tripped 3 times in the past 5 minutes. Is this normal in a light misty rain? I guess I might expect this if it's raining hard, but the circuit breaker for the outlet we previously used never tripped even in heavier rains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 What is getting wet? Are any plugs in puddles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedster Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 Thanks for the reply, I think I figured it out. There were 4 out of 16 candy canes that had the (unused) female sockets sticking face down into the wet grass. I think 2 of them were actually making contact with the soil. Tomorrow I'll zip-tie them upright to each candy cane and cap them (and all other female sockets) with plastic outlet plugs. For now I've trapped the female sockets in an upright position against each candy cane with landscaping stone/brick. As I've done in previous years, all connections to extension cords are also sitting on landscaping bricks to keep them off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 31 minutes ago, Speedster said: There were 4 out of 16 candy canes that had the (unused) female sockets sticking face down into the wet grass. I think 2 of them were actually making contact with the soil. That certainly could do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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