The outside receptacles on the outside of the house are tied into a GFCI receptacle just inside the back door. When I plug an extension cord into the outside receptacles and then plug it into the cord on the coop, the GFCI outlet pops and you cannot reset it with the extension cord plugged in. The GFCI outlet is a 20 amp one and I replaced it with a brand new 20 amp one with no change. When I plug in the extension cord into the receptacle that the washer is plugged into, all of the electrical stuff in the coop works and it does not trip the 20 amp breaker in the breaker box.
Last year I had an extension cord plugged into the outside house receptacle and ran two heat lamps and a heated dog bowl with no problems in my old coop. The old coop was not wired for electricity though.
I opened the light box, wall switch, wall receptacle, and outside light and checked all of the wiring in the new coop and did not see anything that looked suspicious. No wires were touching or looked like it was grounded out. Can anyone explain to me why the GFCI receptacle keeps popping when plugging in power to the cord on the coop? What else should I check in the coop?
I have also used my Skil saw and drill using an extension cord out of the outside receptacles with out popping the GFCI. Thanks for any ideas.
Wayne
Last year I had an extension cord plugged into the outside house receptacle and ran two heat lamps and a heated dog bowl with no problems in my old coop. The old coop was not wired for electricity though.
I opened the light box, wall switch, wall receptacle, and outside light and checked all of the wiring in the new coop and did not see anything that looked suspicious. No wires were touching or looked like it was grounded out. Can anyone explain to me why the GFCI receptacle keeps popping when plugging in power to the cord on the coop? What else should I check in the coop?
I have also used my Skil saw and drill using an extension cord out of the outside receptacles with out popping the GFCI. Thanks for any ideas.
Wayne