GFCI test button fails, but tester works?
 

On Apr 15, 7:49 am, " wrote:
On Apr 14, 10:42 pm, Tim Smith
wrote:

I've got a GFCI outlet in a bathroom. If I test it by inserting one of
those 3-light testers that has a GFCI test button, it works fine. I
press the button, and *blam*, it trips right away.

However, if I test by using the test button built into the GFCI, the
light on the GFCI goes out while the button is pressed, but it does not
trip, and the light comes back on as soon as I release the test button.

Is this a serious "don't use that outlet until it is fixed" issue, or a
"go ahead and use it, but replace the GFCI at your convenience" issue?

--
--Tim Smith

It can mean the difference between getting a shock and getting fried
to death, but on the other hand you could save $8 to $10 bucks.

What's $8 to $10 dollars these days.

Sitre Magana can go through more than that in doughnuts in under an
hour.