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    Shorting neutral to Earth confusion

    Thanks rbelli1. I'd hope that the person working on the wiring would know what they're doing, and turn off power anyway. With the GFCI I'm primarily aiming to protect the normal user from damaged or worn appliances, maybe held in wet hands. BTW, there's no ground wire at the remote barn --...
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    Shorting neutral to Earth confusion

    Naspook said, "If the connection is made at the distant device a GFCI device will trip due the unsafe condition if you are lucky." As others explained, that could happen if part of the return current went through ground rather than neutral. But the opposite is scarier: If an unlucky person...
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