HELP! GFCI TRIPPING! NEED HELP ASAP!

DABINsinceDABINbeenDABIN

DABINsinceDABINbeenDABIN

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Hey guys, I have had a 1000w light on a GFCI outlet for over 6 months, today i unplugged it and put a timer on and tried to turn it back on immediately. To my amazement it kept shutting off, the GFCI upstairs was triggering and can't start the light up. I already tried another outlet and it does the same thing. ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS? I need help ASAP, I haven't added anything to any outlets. I plugged in a vacuum cleaner and it works fine?
 
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john0000

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DABINsinceDABINbeenDABIN said:
No, same thing :/
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would plug it into the gfci directly to see if it blows ..if not then do it with the timer..still good then go to the next outlet on that line and keep going to see to what point you are good to till it pops..when it does you know the problem is between that outlet and the last one..and take to form there maybe run a cord to the last one where it didn't pop
 
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john0000

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so thats first thing need to attend and then don't forget what i said about gfci switch when you fix that about the switch always tripping bc when the timer shits off the gfci is gonna think a short happened and will need to be reset ..atleast that happened to me when i used a gfci extension cord ..had me bugging till i figured it out ..well good luck
 
DABINsinceDABINbeenDABIN

DABINsinceDABINbeenDABIN

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Bulbs a few weeks old(and a good one) I have one 600w running cause that's all I have left atm.. I'm going to replace the outlet when the lights shut off at 9:30with a none gfci rated one. I hope that works.
 
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