Another electrical question
 

I am replacing a floor outlet that’s controlled by a switch that’s powered from a GFCI outlet. In the process of replacing the outlet I tested the wires with the switch off. No juice testing the hot and the common or hot and ground. When the common(white wire) touched the metal box it popped the GFCI outlet. Can someone explain this to me please?

How did you test the wires?

Gfci is the reason you can't toaster bath. The moment it doesn't have return voltage it will force the reset.

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This is the new outlet. It’s now in a metal housing rather then plastic.

I don’t have the answer, but it seems strange the way it’s wired with a floor outlet connected to a switch connected to a GFI.

Is the GFI located in a wet area i.e. kitchen, bathroom, etc.? Can you delete the GFI if needed?

Test it with a gfi tester.

This was code back in 99 when we built the garage with a living space above. The GFI is in the kitchen near the sink

only one side of the outle should be switched ... there is a tab on the power side that need to be taken off.. if you wired the new plug the same as it was

Unfortunately this outlet is powered by a wall switch. That’s how it was originally wired. It is for a lamp between two sofas.

Not an electrician, but I think that is supposed to happen. There is a potential difference between neutral and ground and no crossover allowed. The GFI worked as it's supposed to.

Thanks… I kinda thought that but wasn’t sure.