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GFCI Won't rest. shows no LED Light but has power

Home Improvement Asked by Abraham on January 9, 2021

I have a GFCI outlet in the kitchen that shows no LED color status, cannot reset but still has power and downstream. Also, I notice that when I plug my coffee maker on the upstream outlet between another working GFCI, when I press the reset button on the GFCI in question, I hear the coffee maker start to :jump start. Is there a short or is it just a bad GFCI?

2 Answers

GFCI receptacles very rarely go bad. So before your run out, buy and replace a GFCI. First let's try and determine if it is bad GFCI or something else is wrong. First unplug every appliance and turn off every light on the circuit and see if the GFCI will reset. If it does reset then try plugging in and run every appliance and turn on every light one at a time. If any appliance trips the GFCI then your appliance is bad and it needs to be replaced. If turning your light on and the GFCI trips then the fixture is probably malfunctioning and needs to be repaired.

If the GFCI trips when no load is on it, then after you turn your power off, pull you receptacle out and disconnect the load side conductors of on the GFCI. Carefully turn your power on and see if your GFCI resets. If it does not reset then it may be bad, but if it does reset then you have a problem with you downstream wiring. Now you have to go through the entire circuit and check to see what is in failure.

That means you reconnect the load side conductors and remove each device in sequence and test to see when you get a trip. Once you get a trip you have isolated the problem and repairs need to be made.

It's really a step by step procedure, but it is also why when you call an electrical contractor they can't give you a set price since they don't know how long it will take find and repair the problem.

Hopefully it will just be a bad appliance or GFCI. Good luck.

Answered by Retired Master Electrician on January 9, 2021

Dose the white wired side say line and charge if so move your coffee outlet white wires and put both whites to to corresponding holes that should fix the outlet the reason for this is a gfci is meant to be idiot proof charge is to connect the outlets connected to the gfci so if water gets in it the gfci will shut it down if there are 8 holes to put wires in put the two black wires in the holes corresponding with the first black you put it there will be 4 holes on blacks side 2 on top two on bottom use the bottom holes on both sets of holes

Answered by Logan on January 9, 2021

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