Pasquini Livietta Tripping GFI

by **Diggity** on Sun Feb 21, 2010 6:29 pm

Folks, I recently purchased a 1986 Pasquini Livietta. It's tripping my GFI, but not tripping a regular outlet. I am confused as to what might be wrong? I plugged it into my kitchen outlets and it tripped all of them. I plugged it into my bedroom outlet, and it worked.

by HB on Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:14 pm

If the GFI trips, there is an electrical leakage path to ground; for the longer answer, read GFCIs Fact Sheet, especially the warning excerpted below. If you are qualified, fixing the problem requires finding the cause of the leakage (the thread Espresso machine trips GFI outlet offers some suggestions).

GFCIs Fact Sheet wrote:Here's how it may work in your house: Suppose a bare wire inside an appliance touches the metal case. The case is then charged with electricity. If you touch the appliance with one hand while the other hand is touching a grounded metal object, like a water faucet, you will receive a shock. If the appliance is plugged into an outlet protected by a GFCI, the power will be shut off before a fatal shock would occur.


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