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plug into GFI outlet [message #332173]

Wed, 16 May 2018 12:37

kstockwell

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Registered: May 2016
Location: Putney VT

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Last week while plugged in at home my GFI outlet in the garage popped at some point. I had been using my vacuum cleaner (not the GMC one). I plugged it in again and later I noticed the GFI outlet was buzzing, not super loud but pretty loud.

So, I plugged into my house outlet (non GFI). This GFI outlet is new, the whole line to the garage is new we didn't have one before.

I plugged in this morning, waited for it to start buzzing- maybe 5 minutes. Then I shut breakers off. It would change the pitch of the buzz. I got to the one labeled water heater (on my panel it's the upper right) and the buzzing stopped. So, now what do I do? The water heater was off, I have a wire coming from the breaker box to an normal switch that says water heater. It's always off, I use propane to heat my water.

It's like it's not grounding out, but it's sort of grounded? It sounded like this, but only when I was plugged in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw2MdV1X1iU

thanks
kelly

1978 Kingsley Putney VT

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		plug into GFI outlet By: kstockwell on Wed, 16 May 2018 12:37
		Re: plug into GFI outlet By: Ken Burton on Wed, 16 May 2018 16:48
		Re: plug into GFI outlet By: kstockwell on Wed, 16 May 2018 17:19
		Re: plug into GFI outlet By: mghamms on Thu, 17 May 2018 07:45
		Re: plug into GFI outlet By: kstockwell on Thu, 17 May 2018 08:08
		Re: [GMCnet] plug into GFI outlet By: Ken Henderson on Thu, 17 May 2018 09:07
		Re: [GMCnet] plug into GFI outlet By: kstockwell on Thu, 17 May 2018 13:05
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		Re: [GMCnet] plug into GFI outlet By: mghamms on Thu, 17 May 2018 18:26
		Re: [GMCnet] plug into GFI outlet By: James Hupy on Thu, 17 May 2018 18:38
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		Re: plug into GFI outlet By: Ken Burton on Thu, 17 May 2018 20:34
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		Re: [GMCnet] plug into GFI outlet By: Ken Henderson on Sat, 19 May 2018 11:57
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