"A GFCI is not dependent of a ground to function. It does not measure shorts to the ground, it measures the current difference between the hot and neutral wires. A sudden difference of 5 ma. or more, indicating that there is another path for the electricity to flow through will trip this device."
I have heard that a GFI can be wired so that it still works without a ground. Is this true? Every time I install one without a ground, it acts like a ordinary receptacle and the GFI does not trip when shorted to ground.
