Gfci Buzzing When Tested

These components are dipped in varnish to minimize movement of the coils of wire but sometimes the varnish comes off allowing the wires to vibrate causing a buzzing sound.

Gfci buzzing when tested. Step by step details to master the job. Annoying but not a safety performance problem. It makes a loud buzzing noise when being tested and also does not turn. The buttons on some newer gfcis aren t color coded.

Advanced search cancel login join. Rv repair techs swapped out the gfci. New homes have gfci outlets installed in every room. Wasn t quite humming or.

Search across the entire site search in this forum search in this discussion. They then replaced the modified sine wave xantrex freedom 458 inverter which did test as marginal. Push hard on the reset button to be sure it is all the way in. Related to my original march 14 posting above regarding the buzzing gfci outlet but buzzing only on inverter.

Last week i sent my service tech to address a warranty issue with a buzzing gfi. Since they are the same color as the body of the outlet it s more difficult to tell whether the reset button is out or in. Gfci s need to be tested monthly to ensure they are functioning properly. I was helping test the gfci outlets at church and this one has a very strange fault.

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