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Originally Posted by lundssv16
GFCI's are polarity sensetive (hot, neutral and ground) Be sure that is correct. You should have 6 wires (2 black, 2 white and 2 bare) Tie the bares together and attach them to the GFI. I have had more than a few GFI's just be "bad" right out of the box. Try another one? Also, if you wire in a standard receptacle, does everything down the line work? Is the breaker good? You can get a polarity checker for a few dollars....
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So, given that the GFI tests fine with just the lead cable attached, it seems to me that the polarity is fine. Given that installing the load cable didn't cause a big spark, I'm thinking that is fine too.
Is this some issue with a short somewhere down the line? How can I tell?