American Citizen
New Member
Hello:
I had a friend purchase a Klein RT250 circuit tester, and they tripped one of the outlets in the kitchen, to see if it was GFI protected, although it did NOT have the typical GFI outlet with the reset button. The tester showed that the GFI breaker did indeed trip and the voltage dropped to 0 volts. However taking the tester to another outlet in the kitchen immediately brought up red on the tester, with it claiming that an open ground existed, and 30 vac was on the hot. Is this normal, after a GFI tripping? Why would the ground go to an open?
I had a friend purchase a Klein RT250 circuit tester, and they tripped one of the outlets in the kitchen, to see if it was GFI protected, although it did NOT have the typical GFI outlet with the reset button. The tester showed that the GFI breaker did indeed trip and the voltage dropped to 0 volts. However taking the tester to another outlet in the kitchen immediately brought up red on the tester, with it claiming that an open ground existed, and 30 vac was on the hot. Is this normal, after a GFI tripping? Why would the ground go to an open?