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Emergency Electrical Problem, Part 2: GFI circuit breaker wiring
Yahoo Message Number: 147140
First, thanks again to all who helped with the original problem of a fried terminal block.
 FYI, we have a 2004 rear bath, with the power center located directly beneath the oven.
 A retired Air Force electrician in our RV park has been able to restore all power except the ac outlets.  the problem is with the wiring of the GFI circuit breaker.  He saiys there are normally two white wires and one black wire at the breaker.  He finds only one white wire and all other wires from the romex cables are connected elsewhere.  There are no "loose" wires waiting to be connected to the gfi breaker, except the one wite wire that we assume goes to the terminal block.
 Can someone please help us with wiring instructions for the gfi breaker?  What whires should be attached to it and where do they come from/go to?
 My friend asks if someone could email a photo to me of the wired gfi breaker, that would help a lot.

Thanks--Ted
Re: Emergency Electrical Problem, Part 2: GFI circuit breaker wirin
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Yahoo Message Number: 147153
Clarification of the problem.  We see only 4 pairs of black/whie wires available for 5 circuit breakers.  They are connected to 4 breakers, leaving the GFCI breaker with no attached wires, other than the white/neutral pigtail to the terminal block.
 Also, the microwave is on its own breaker and is wired with one of the four pairs.  Since it plugs into an ac outlet in an overhead cabinet next to the micro, we assume that, since it has its own dedicated, wired breaker, that it should operate when none of the other ac outlets, presumably in the unwired GFCI circuit, do not.  However, the microwave does not operate as expected.
 So, we see only 4 pairs of wires rather than 5, and the microwave does not work, despite the fact that it is has its own dedicated breaker that is is one of the wired 4 breakers.

Any guidance would be appreciated.  Thanks--Ted