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HotRod69
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GFCI bathroom

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Gfci outlet in bathroom will not reset but works. Any ideas?
Erik&Lorrie
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Re: GFCI bathroom

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It's a safety item. Replace it.
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Just replaced still doing same thing.
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Re: GFCI bathroom

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So, it works but it won't reset? I don't understand that. Please explain the whole problem better.
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It won't reset because it's sensing a problem. Your refrigerator may be connected. Try unplugging everything it feeds and resetting it. If it doesn't trip, plug things back in one at a time until you figure out which one is causing the problem.
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HotRod69
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Re: GFCI bathroom

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No power to basement gfci, lamp or outlet behind passenger seat, outlet for dinette. Gfci outlet in bathroom will not pass power through to others on the daisy chain. Outlet works but built in night light won't.
Erik&Lorrie
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Post by stuplich@ymail.com »

If the "reset" button trips every time you press it there may be a dangerous current leak, (aka: ground fault), somewhere in the electrical circuit serving that GFCI receptacle.
See: https://www.bobvila.com/articles/gfci-wont-reset/
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Re: GFCI bathroom

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I figured it out. Was breaker on inverter.
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