One of the GFCI outlets tripped in our kitchen tripped two days ago, making the dishwasher inoperable. Looking for guidance on tracking down the problem and fixing it.
My steps so far:
1) I disconnected the wiring to the washer (no other appliances on the circuit), turned the breaker back on and the outlet was able to be reset ---also replaced the outlet with a new one(I am simplifying my dingbat troubleshooting a bit here)
2) I flipped the breaker off, re-wired the washer, flipped the breaker back, outlet was still tripped, it finally reset on my third push of the reset button, then ran the dishwasher for 20 min, then the outlet tripped again
3) I repeated the steps I did before, again the outlet reset on the third try---but then my wife misheard my instructions and flipped the outside breaker again, and when she flipped it back, the outlet tripped again and would not reset.
Now, even with powerline to the washer disconnected and capped off, the outlet is still detecting a short and won't reset.
My next guess is there is a break in the powerline under the house causing a short. The line is shoved through the gap between the floor and the exterior wall without even a proper hole drilled.
I would like to have the input of someone who actually knows something before I start dicking around in the crawlspace under the house.
At least my internet is back after 2 days without so I can consult the hive. 😃