GFCI vs Surge protector

[Pierre Belarge]

Something to think about if a refrigerator trips a GFCI protected device or circuit.

There may be something wrong with the refrigerator, something that may cause a shock or even electrocute someone... don't you think that it is worth the tripping of this circuit if that is true.
Don't be too fast to judge a GFCI device/circuit that is protecting an appliance or appliance circuit. Especially with todays new devices and the change in standards that appliances are wired to today. An appliance is only permitted to have 1/2 of 5 miliamps of leakage current... way too little to trip the GFCI. So....if a GFCI trips, be careful, as the appliance may have malfunctioning wiring.