Every year its the same thing, I put up Christmas lights and at some point they get TOO wet and trip the GFCI. I used to wrap them in electrical tape, but didn't seem to help, when water did get it, it would stay in until I unwrapped and let it dry. I do have some waterproof housings and enclosures for some of the connections. I've heard of using dielectric grease on them to make them more waterproof/resistant. I have all the lights plugged in already, I was thinking of waiting for a nice, dry day and coating the connections in dielectric grease. Thoughts?
While its not a big deal to go and reset the GFCI, the problem is I have a chest freezer in that circuit. I lost food one year when it tripped and I didn't notice. I will add a second GFCI circuit for the freezer next year, but for now, trying to keep the lights from tripping the outlet.
I see they sell in-line gfci cords, would the inline GFCI trip BEFORE the outlet GFCI?
Thanks!
There are a lot of knowledgeable people here, hoping someone can help!
While its not a big deal to go and reset the GFCI, the problem is I have a chest freezer in that circuit. I lost food one year when it tripped and I didn't notice. I will add a second GFCI circuit for the freezer next year, but for now, trying to keep the lights from tripping the outlet.
I see they sell in-line gfci cords, would the inline GFCI trip BEFORE the outlet GFCI?
Thanks!
There are a lot of knowledgeable people here, hoping someone can help!