This is very true and I agree with your commentsSome of the sparkies on this forum scoff at me when I say that induction loads can induce a voltage when turned off but that is exactly what is happening. The magnetic field in the motor collapses just like an ignition coil does when the points open. Some motors can act as generators as the rotation inertia diminishes when the power is removed.
This is very untrue and I completely disagree.This can trip a GFCI.
This again would have no effect on a GFCI. A loose neutral would only open the circuitThe fact that it is tripping a GFCI when the fan is not protected by the GFCI however sounds very suspiciously like a poor neutral bond or a very long run of light gauge wire.
a waste of time and moneyThe common cure for motor loads tripping a GFCI is to use a double pole switch designed to switch 240 volt loads.
This is pretty much the response I was expecting from you.This is very true and I agree with your comments
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This is very untrue and I completely disagree.
What makes a GFCI open is an imbalance between the hot and neutral and this alone.
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This again would have no effect on a GFCI. A loose neutral would only open the circuit
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a waste of time and money
Nothing percieved about it. The little current tap in the GFCI device MUST have a difference in current (not voltage) of between 4 to 6 milliamps before it will open, plain and simple.This is pretty much the response I was expecting from you.
What makes a GFCI open is a perceived imbalance between the hot and neutral.
If you think that an induced voltage from a motor somewhere in a system starting or stopping will trip a GFCI receptacle then you ain't one of those who can tell the differenceIn the perfect world, there would be no difference between theory and practice, but some of us can tell the difference.
I have seen MANY drinking fountains, freezers, and refrigerators which trip GFCI's.
You certainly do like to spit hairs and hang on the literal word.Notice that in this paragraph I made no mention of voltage but only addressed amperage.
You certainly do like to spit hairs and hang on the literal word.
Can you have current without voltage?
This is awkward, but...
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