20 Amp Gfci Breaker Keeps Tripping. The breaker just started tripping few weeks ago. Moving to a different power source may be the end of your issues.
The circuit breaker trips to prevent this from happening potentially even preventing a major fire. From the main house there is a 100amp service to a shop about 160 ft run there is a 10 2 wire from the electrical panel in the shop going to an outlet that has a 20 amp outlet with a 20 amp gfci breaker this is the only outlet that is on that breaker however anytime i use a tool such as my miter saw or my welder it seems that the breaker keeps tripping i don t remember what the electrician said about the 160 foot run but he did say it was an upgrade to what. If the outlet now works you can eliminate the gfci outlet as the problem.
A gfci circuit breaker that trips constantly is at best a nuisance and could be an indication of a potentially hazardous situation with your hot tub.
If you have a 20 amp circuit for example and you try to run 30 amps through it the circuit breaker will block the circuit and trip to keep your home safe from the amperage overload. I have a 20 amp type qo gfci circuit breaker 12 gu wire that is tripping under load. We use a air fryer on this circuit and it trips about a minute after it has been on. If the outlet now works you can eliminate the gfci outlet as the problem.
