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Wayne Whitney wrote:

On 2009-09-10, Steve Barker wrote:

Washers should not be on a gfci. Actually, nothing with a motor
should be.

This is out of date information. If a non-defective GFCI trips, it is
because there is over 5ma of current imbalance between the hot and
neutral conductors. Any appliance should have way less than 5ma of
leakage from hot to ground, even motors. If an appliance has over 5ma
of leakage current, it's defective. For example, the motor winding
insulation may be degraded, so that on startup (when current is
highest), the leakge current exceeds 5ma.

Cheers, Wayne

What are the chances that an older motor on a washing machine or fridge
could have another ten years of robust life on it, but still have a
trickle of leakage current? I'd not replace an appliance motor just to
satisfy some pesky device.