Check the house side of the breaker inside the box

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It's a little diffferent this time.

Sep 1, 2020, 11:59 AM

The house has a warranty because I have it listed under a realtor, so I was using the warranty company to save some money. And then we went under contract a few days later, so I felt compelled to use someone else and not have to pay for it.

But the warranty people are in zero hurry to do anything, and they had a mr. fix it come out and determine its the thermostat, and that took 4 days to come in.

But I just found the cause a few minutes ago -- was a tripped external GFCI receptacle. I would have never even thought to look there, because the water heater should be on its own circuit, but obviously, it's not entirely. I can't even comprehend how the GFCI is wired. It controls all the outside receptacles (except the one closest to the water heater, figures) and ONE out of the three porch lights (all three lights are on the same switch).

As for your trolling motor, it should be fine in that the wire size req is going down because you are going up in voltage. Neg to pos on all three batteries and then trolling motor goes to the "leftover" pos and neg(1st and 3rd battery). Battery charger has internal diodes so you should connect its banks as usual, pos to pos, neg to neg on each battery.

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There are 3 external GFCI receptacles. The water heater has its own separate 120/20 breaker. The GFCI receptacle that tripped, controls power to the water heater (on the opposite side of the house), it's own outlet (duh), the front porch receptacle (also GFCI), and 1 out of 3 front porch overhead lights. The porch lights have 1 switch that controls them, and their own separate breaker listed under "front inside" or something like that.

Perhaps they are all on the same breaker, but just labeled as "water heater", and the GFCI receptacle that tripped is first in the loop. There is another breaker that is labeled "Outside GFCI"; I'll assume it's the breaker for the external GFCI receptacle near the water heater. One would think the receptacle 3 feet from water heater would be on the same loop as the water heater, under one breaker. I guess not.

But then that leaves the 1 porch light that is on that first loop. Makes zero sense to me.

I'm beginning to believe I could live without hot water.

Did you check the

Honestly

You're an engineer, do what ya'll do best.

Nice

It's a little diffferent this time.

Ahhh, that makes more sense....glad ya found it

Somehow you typed 24v and I read 36 volt.

you mean paragraph 3??....

sorry, wrong spot...but you get it***

I'm still not understanding the wiring here.

Yeah, sounds like someone did some crazy wiring or...

Just turned 4***

Is it plugged in?***

Well, uh..technically, no***

Then plug that #### in

Nothing like a couple of home repair questions to bring out

Did that.

You don't live with a woman do you?

Oh yeah

Did you tell her how you fixed it?

We've gotten past the point

Well hey, if maybe back before you got past that point

noice

Re: Did that.

Tried to tell you to plug it in***

Lick the wires before putting them in the

probably should just tonguepunch everything just to be

Re: probably should just tonguepunch everything just to be

When in doubt

Saying that in August, yeah, easy. But in February?

Re: I'm beginning to believe I could live without hot water.

I did, and then I was really stumped.

Is the breaker GFCI? In not, then you likely have...

Please see paragraph 2, section 2.

I would check the GFCI outlets***

Maybe I'll check the GFCI outlets***

I think the same thing every summer

It was nice this morning to have a warm shower***

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