[Mrroz]

I'm new here as i found this site googling my problem hoping to stumble onto something. If this is in the wrong thread please move accordingly.

I have 6 pot lights the keep tripping a gfi outlet..

I am hooking these up to a temp panel as the panel is not ready to go yet. The lights are controlled by encilium lighting control. I have bypassed the lighting control with all the same problems.

There is no short in the cct. So I have isolated the first 3 lights to break the group in half. I unplug the disconnect in their jb and the cct is fine. As soon as I put 1 load on (doesn't matter which one) it trips the gfi. I want to tie the cab tire into the temp panel but that would require a shutdown as we have a zero tolerance on live work.

I have also tried multiple gfi outlets. Don't really know what to try again. The only thing I can think of is the neutrals at the lighting control or the gfi but I also have another 100 lights working off of a gfi with the same system.

Any feedback would be great.

 

[HARRY304E]

I'm new here as i found this site googling my problem hoping to stumble onto something. If this is in the wrong thread please move accordingly.

I have 6 pot lights the keep tripping a gfi outlet..

I am hooking these up to a temp panel as the panel is not ready to go yet. The lights are controlled by encilium lighting control. I have bypassed the lighting control with all the same problems.

There is no short in the cct. So I have isolated the first 3 lights to break the group in half. I unplug the disconnect in their jb and the cct is fine. As soon as I put 1 load on (doesn't matter which one) it trips the gfi. I want to tie the cab tire into the temp panel but that would require a shutdown as we have a zero tolerance on live work.

I have also tried multiple gfi outlets. Don't really know what to try again. The only thing I can think of is the neutrals at the lighting control or the gfi but I also have another 100 lights working off of a gfi with the same system.

Any feedback would be great.

Welcome to the forum..:thumbup:

Why are the lights on a GFCI outlet?:blink:

 

[99cents]

Why are you feeding six lights from a GFCI receptacle?

 

[Mrroz]

Because were still in construction and that's all there is to use right now or we have to shutdown the temp panel. I don't think the gfi is the problem as I have other lights hooked up the same way right now.

 

[Pastor Hogg]

Try wiring on the line side not the load side of your gfi

 

[Mrroz]

Try wiring on the line side not the load side of your gfi

I will try this first thing tomorrow!! Thank you

 

[Pastor Hogg]

I truly hope it helps I found out the hard way lol but that may not be helpful good luck and God bless

 

[fistofbolts]

its because of the return load on the neutral. gfi's are really sensitive on the neutral side as well. if the current is too high, trip...wire it in parallel and bypass the gfi. must of used the load side....