In article , HerHusband wrote:
Doug,

Well, it was worth a try, but the DPST switch did not fix the
problem either. It worked fine for about two weeks, then tripped
again a couple of days ago.

If it's *still* causing the GFCI to trip, then I see only two
possibilities:

1) the original GFCI *and* the replacement are defective

Seems unlikely. I've never had a GFCI fail before, so I can't imagine two
being bad, especially since they are two different brands.

Oh, I agree, it's very unlikely. Still possible, though...

2) there is a ground fault in the fan itself.

That seems to be the only thing remaining, though I don't understand how it
could trip the GFCI if the DPST switch cuts it out of the circuit
completely?

Ground and neutral wired together at some point in the circuit?

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.