<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12631251#post12631251 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RicksReefs
is that a power strip plugged into the three way? I'm more apt to thing you overpowered the amp rating on the three way and melted it out.
BTW, a GFCI won't necessarily trip on that until there's current going to ground.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12636438#post12636438 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BenJL
The picture clearly show a dead short between plug ground and external hot surrounding plug and usually your circuit beaker would trip.
Or you can do what I do and have your circuit so overloaded that any small fluctuation trips the breaker<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12636476#post12636476 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sabbath
Oh. It would take your breaker amp rating to trip in this pics short. (15-20amps...) That could be ugly before it happens. This is one reason I like to wire with more lower amp circuits. Then less larger ones. The breaker trips faster. ie safer.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12636986#post12636986 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jimwat
Or you can do what I do and have your circuit so overloaded that any small fluctuation trips the breaker
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12637618#post12637618 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lifeform
Hi, I tested the oulet and it is wired correctly. I think the three way was overpowered. How would you plug in the various equipment: lights, powerheads, chiller, pumps, uv,,,. How would you plug everything in? I have one dedicated gfci outlet on its own 15 amp circuit breaker. How many power strips could I use in order to be safe? Thanks in advance.