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   MarkH | Nov 10, 2007 05:09pm | #1

   Can you wire it upstream of the GFI?

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   edlee | Nov 10, 2007 05:44pm | #2

   Yeah, there's likely someting wrong with the fan.....moisture taking it's toll perhaps.

    You're gonna have to check it out.

   Mark, the NEC requires a fan above a shower to be GFCI protected.

   Ed

   
   

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   Edited 11/10/2007 9:48 am ET by edlee

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   nissen4 | Nov 10, 2007 06:52pm | #3

   The fan is the one thing I haven't yet looked at, other than pulling the grill down and checking for a loose plug. It is only a few months old, not that that matters. You would think that a bathroom exhaust fan could handle some moisture, huh?

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   edlee | Nov 10, 2007 08:04pm | #4

   Yes I would. 

   But there was another thread recently about a new,good quality Nutone fan tripping a GFI. The problem was traced to moisture condensing in the wiring compartment, enough so that there was a ground-fault created. I think it was related to the exhaust duct passing through unheated space, but I'm not certain about that.

    

   Ed

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   edlee | Nov 10, 2007 08:07pm | #5

   http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=95739.1

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   BillHartmann | Nov 10, 2007 08:08pm | #6

   "Mark, the NEC requires a fan above a shower to be GFCI protected."AFAIK the NEC has nothing to say about this.But they do require that equipment per manufactures instructions.However, most (all? many?) of them do require GFCI protection when installed over a shower. I guess to meet UL requirements..
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   A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.

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   edlee | Nov 10, 2007 08:24pm | #7

   "Mark, the NEC requires a fan above a shower to be GFCI protected."

   ........ the NEC has nothing to say about this.

    

   Bill, I agree with you. I was just being lazy, my apologies :-)

    

   Ed