Ground Faults

dpg · 11-22-2010, 07:17 AM

Question.....Can Ground Fault Outlets somehow wear out or something and start "tripping" for no reason? I have a sun room with one and it's shut down the power in the room 3-4 times a day for like the last 5 days. Nothings changed that I'm doing in the room why all of a sudden??? I do plug in two little oil filled heaters at night to help keep it warm sometimes (maybe once a month) it used to do it when it was really cold out (last winter). Why all of a sudden 3-4 times a day??? Sometimes when the heaters are not even on.

11-22-2010, 07:17 AM	#1
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,619 Thanks: 157 Thanked 235 Times in 172 Posts	Ground Faults Question.....Can Ground Fault Outlets somehow wear out or something and start "tripping" for no reason? I have a sun room with one and it's shut down the power in the room 3-4 times a day for like the last 5 days. Nothings changed that I'm doing in the room why all of a sudden??? I do plug in two little oil filled heaters at night to help keep it warm sometimes (maybe once a month) it used to do it when it was really cold out (last winter). Why all of a sudden 3-4 times a day??? Sometimes when the heaters are not even on.