A Selection of Common GFCI Problems & Solutions “MY PORTABLE GFCI TRIPS” Problem: My portable GFCI trips and has to be manually reset each time there is a power outage. I not only find this very inconvenient, but sometimes I don’t even know it tripped until I come to use it. Also, because of this problem I cannot use these GFCIs on equipment that should be turned on automatically when power is restored, e.g. vending machines, etc. Solution: The WA range of GFCIs auto open on loss of supply and auto reclose on restoration of supply and are a perfect alternative to the conventional portable GFCI.