Does his boat not already have GFCIs on each line?Want to install a GFCI on every outlet by using just the line terminals as is done in residential construction
Does this method induce any problems on a boat
Thanks
I could be incorrect, however, I believe when there are multiple GFCIs on one circuit nuisance trips can easily occur. GFCIs are set to trip at 4 or 5 ma. If a device on the circuit leaks 3 ma it won't trip the GFCI, if the next CFCI on the circuit leaks 3 ma it won't trip but the first GFCI on the circuit will because the cumulative leak is now greater than 5ma. If this occurs, then trouble shooting is complicated.My hubble gfci's have a line and load connection
Tripping one gfci for all downstream outlets makes it hard to trouble shoot
Was thinking that some outlets would be nice to continue to operate if there was another fault
Just wondering if one gfci could interfere with another in the same circuit
For example my fridge on a circuit would not want it off because another appliance tripped it
Thats why fridges are usually on their own dedicated circuit...My hubble gfci's have a line and load connection
Tripping one gfci for all downstream outlets makes it hard to trouble shoot
Was thinking that some outlets would be nice to continue to operate if there was another fault
Just wondering if one gfci could interfere with another in the same circuit
For example my fridge on a circuit would not want it off because another appliance tripped it
The problem is with series connected GFCIs not paralell.I could be incorrect, however, I believe when there are multiple GFCIs on one circuit nuisance trips can easily occur. GFCIs are set to trip at 4 or 5 ma. If a device on the circuit leaks 3 ma it won't trip the GFCI, if the next CFCI on the circuit leaks 3 ma it won't trip but the first GFCI on the circuit will because the cumulative leak is now greater than 5ma. If this occurs, then trouble shooting is complicated.
Adding an ELCI at the main panel and then 1 GFCI per circuit might be a better way to go.
Our boat had two on several circuits and it took me a while to sort it out. Now it works fine but we’re rarely plugged in to land based power. Of course my wife has been after me to put in a garden with a pond, filter, and fans ever since she read that on-line somewhere. Maybe if we owned a catamaran.Want to install a GFCI on every outlet by using just the line terminals as is done in residential construction
Does this method induce any problems on a boat
Thanks
How do you plan to branch off the AC circuit? In household wiring wire nuts and pigtails would work. Shouldn't use wire nuts on a boat.The plan would be to hook up in paralell using the line terminals so that the gfci only functions that particular outlet
Just hook all wires to the Line side of the GFCI and that will make each one an individual on the same circuit.The plan would be to hook up in paralell using the line terminals so that the gfci only functions that particular outlet
If I understand your question: In series, the neutral wire certainly will affect downstream outlets. In parallel, there are no downstream outlets. I'm not sure why series GFCIs interfere with upstream units, but it's a well-known issue. I suspect it may be related to the small current each one uses to function.Ken. AC in parallel if I break the neutral white lead at the first connection will the rest of the circuit have a neutral lead when wired thru a GFCI circuit?
As I understand the idea of a GFCI circuit in a bathroom is to shut down all the plugs in the bathroom if one blows.
They open the circuit and electron flow stops throughout the circuit.why series GFCIs interfere with upstream units,