Busy board... Never mind ;-)

sounds good.

I ordered a cover for the smoker (HD does not stock them in stores) from Amazon, and we will probably leave it outside most of the time. It is in a spot that gets a lot of afternoon sun, and so it did not take much energy to get it to temperature. After the sun went down, we had to turn the heat up a bit. The manual says that it will take more energy when the outside temperature is below 65 degrees, but if it is that cold here during the day, it is usually raining, and so we would not be using it then. I think we'll probably use this more in the winter than we do the regular barbeques because it requires less attention. I really like the amount of space inside. Lars

Continuity between what ground and neutrals? Tripping with a load almost certainly indicates the protected side neutral or hot is touch that of another circuit (or at least part of the 'before the gfi' circuit). Neutral to ground faults usually trip immediately without load.