Originally Posted By: westom
Originally Posted By: bmwpowere36m3
Same happened to me.... switched the circuit over to a regular one and haven't had a problem since.
A classic and irresponsible example of curing symptoms. That GFCI was reporting a serious human safety issue. So we killed the messenger - removed a GFCI. Left the threat to human life in place. And then played mind games to justify that change.
Don't stick your finger in the sump pit with the power on...
I'm all for GFCI and have them as code requires, but for a sump pump I don't see the benefit and/or risk. I have a higher chance getting zapped on a light switch which is not GFCI protected.
Originally Posted By: bmwpowere36m3
Same happened to me.... switched the circuit over to a regular one and haven't had a problem since.
A classic and irresponsible example of curing symptoms. That GFCI was reporting a serious human safety issue. So we killed the messenger - removed a GFCI. Left the threat to human life in place. And then played mind games to justify that change.
Don't stick your finger in the sump pit with the power on...
I'm all for GFCI and have them as code requires, but for a sump pump I don't see the benefit and/or risk. I have a higher chance getting zapped on a light switch which is not GFCI protected.