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Old 01-28-2015, 04:14 AM
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Are you sure it's a dedicated circuit off your electrical panel? Sounds to me like something else on the circuit is drawing load at 2 and 5:30PM.
Is the wire being run close to, or touching any other lines in parallel? Electrical fields can have an effect on parallel lines.
Are you using the proper size/type of wire? Oversized or undersized can cause faults.
20A GFI's are designed for use as kitchen counter plugs, do you have a 15A GFI you could change it out with to test?
If all else fails you could try to PM mike31154, he's a Sparky and may be able to help.
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Are you sure it's a dedicated circuit off your electrical panel? Sounds to me like something else on the circuit is drawing load at 2 and 5:30PM.
Is the wire being run close to, or touching any other lines in parallel? Electrical fields can have an effect on parallel lines.
Are you using the proper size/type of wire? Oversized or undersized can cause faults.
20A GFI's are designed for use as kitchen counter plugs, do you have a 15A GFI you could change it out with to test?
If all else fails you could try to PM mike31154, he's a Sparky and may be able to help.
Positive. I installed them myself.

No parrallel wires, but I doubt that matters, all wires go to a breaker box, which forces them to be in a cluster, does it not.

Installed on a run 20ft long 12/2 wire for each GFI. Nothing special for that

If there is a disturbance on a 20a, will it not be there on a 15a as well.
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Old 01-31-2015, 05:49 PM
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Positive. I installed them myself.

No parrallel wires, but I doubt that matters, all wires go to a breaker box, which forces them to be in a cluster, does it not.

Installed on a run 20ft long 12/2 wire for each GFI. Nothing special for that

If there is a disturbance on a 20a, will it not be there on a 15a as well.
Hmmm, ok, just asking to be sure.
At this point you may want to get in touch with Neptune, just to rule out the possibility of a faulty EB8. Perhaps check out the Neptune forum as well.
Obviously some funny business is going on either with your Apex, your wiring job (which sounds ok) or any other hardware plugged into the GFI.
AC Electrical problems always cuffuddled me, that's why I chose pipefitting.
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Old 02-01-2015, 12:36 AM
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Hmmm, ok, just asking to be sure.
At this point you may want to get in touch with Neptune, just to rule out the possibility of a faulty EB8. Perhaps check out the Neptune forum as well.
Obviously some funny business is going on either with your Apex, your wiring job (which sounds ok) or any other hardware plugged into the GFI.
AC Electrical problems always cuffuddled me, that's why I chose pipefitting.
I appreciate the help and questions. Sometimes the obvious gets missed and when someone points it out, the problem can be fixed. I just do not know what is going on..Frustrating
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