[john70t]

I installed GFI outlets over the kitchen countertop at mom's winter condo.
What I did not check..and should have..was if other circuits would be affected.

It turns out the fridge was hooked up downstream to an unused GFI outlet in a very far corner.

Everything worked just fine for the many months she was there.
Something tripped that unused breaker while she was away.
The fridge stopped running and had to be replaced.

Probably the maid, who also managed to flood the place with a running+clogged toilet while cleaning.
(how the heck does that ever happen?)
It could also have been the weekly house-checker, who did not notice the 2 ft black puddle in the middle of the kitchen.
(that fridge was haz-mat super fund level when we arrived)
It could also have been a faulty GFI switch with a power outage.
Who knows.