Garage Door Opener Keeps Tripping Gfci

Never gets to the point to where the motor operates.

Garage door opener keeps tripping gfci.

Opener is about 15 years old but functions perfectly gfib not a receptacle but a breaker that goes into the service panel is new but just recently hooked up. The gfib was bought 8 years ago and not used until now. A gfci that is continually tripping is not working properly and exposes you and your home to the risk of electrical shock or fire from an overloaded circuit. How does a gfci outlet work.

I d advise a temporary test using an extension cord plugged into a known different circuit to plug in the garage door opener in to for 2 or 3 days and see if the gfi breaker continues to trip after the opener has been removed from the circuit. There is a garage door opener gdo plugged into the only outlet downstream from the gfci. 10 11 29 12 09 15 pm. I think the op s new garage door opener has a fault tripping the gfi breaker.

They do not say why the note is there. If you look at the operation and maintenance manual you will see a slightly ominous note in general troubleshooting opener does not run that reads check for a non compatible gfci. If you gfci keeps tripping that means there is an underlying problem that needs to be addressed immediately. If your gfci outlet trips consistently it could be an electric fault resulting from faulty structural wiring.

It has been working fine for the past few years but now the gdo trips the gfci whenever it s plugged in. An electrical outlet connected to the same circuit could also be the source of the problem especially if it was not part of the original wiring of your home.