Need GFCI help

[mincam]

GFCI will not reset with line connected and NOTHING CONNECTED TO LOAD SIDE.

This GFCI is at the end of the line on an outside wall in a very dry location. It is just there as a receptacle and has nothing wired to the load side.

Just bought this house and found that this GFCI did not work or reset, and since nothing is connected downstream, I presumed that it was a faulty GFCI. So I bought a new one, and it does not work either.

On both I get 120 volts from hot to neutral and also hot to ground, measuring at the wiring screws.

But the outlets do not work. On the new one, I got it to work momentarily and thought the problem was solved, then it tripped and I cannot get it to reset.

I am under the impression that the GFCI does not care about upstream conditions, but since there is nothing plugged in, why won't it work?

BTW, the one I removed, which was there when we got the house, looks very new. I suspect it is OK, but have not checked it.

Any help or thoughts appreciated.

 

[Reach4]

I presume nothing is plugged into the outlets.

Are you sure you wired to the line terminals?

Otherwise, it sounds as if you got two bad GFCIs.

 

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[Jadnashua]

Do you get a voltage from neutral to ground?

 

[mincam]

Thanks, I solved the problem. It was a faulty worker - me.

 

[mincam]

See above. How do you spell chagrined?

Thanks

 

[WorthFlorida]

Every household has at least one hammer and a set of screw drivers. And every household should have one of these. They're around $10 or less and take out a lot of guess work. Of course it will work on non-gfci circuits and outlets.