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Doug Miller
 
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Default Odd GFCI behavior - explanation?

Installed two Leviton GFCIs yesterday, each one for that outlet only, not
protecting anything else downstream. One works just fine. The other one
doesn't: it resets OK and powers up, plug-in circuit tester shows it's wired
correctly, test button _on_the_plug-in_tester_ trips the GFCI, it resets OK,
but the test button on the GFCI itself does *not* trip it. Cycled through this
repeatedly, with no change in behavior.

Took the misbehaving one back to the retailer and exchanged it. Installed the
replacement: identical behavior.

Swapped it with the other GFCI to see if the problem would follow the unit,
or stay with the box. *Both* units work properly.

Speculations as to what's going on? I'm at a complete loss to explain this.

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