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Posted by CheezWiz on May 7, 2005, 12:12 am
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My simple solution:
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It has already saved my careless butt twice!
> GFCI outlets have surfaced in several threads lately. For those of you who
> have never installed one, be aware that one of these takes up nearly all
> the room in a typical wall outlet box. If you find that things are just
> too tight in the outlet box, also be aware that they make GFCI circuit
> breakers that replace breakers in your electrical panel. One of these
> costs about three times what a GFCI outlet costs, but it's a lot easier to
> install. It also protects the entire circuit.
>
> Assuming that you go for just a GCFI outlet (I would) -- unless the outlet
> you're replacing is at the end of a circuit, there will usually be two
> cables coming into the box. One comes directly or indirectly from the
> breaker panel and the other provides power to outlets "downstream." The
> GFCI has two sets of terminals, and you can hook it up in such a way that
> it protects all of the outlets downstream as well as the one for your
> tank. It's tempting to hook it up this way, but this can lead to false
> tripping of the outlet. I recommend that you attach both cables to the
> "input" set of terminals. This will allow the outlet to trip if something
> defective is plugged into it, but the rest of the circuit will remain live
> if it trips.
>
> George Patterson
> There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the
> mashed potatoes.
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> have never installed one, be aware that one of these takes up nearly all
> the room in a typical wall outlet box. If you find that things are just
> too tight in the outlet box, also be aware that they make GFCI circuit
> breakers that replace breakers in your electrical panel. One of these
> costs about three times what a GFCI outlet costs, but it's a lot easier to
> install. It also protects the entire circuit.
>
> Assuming that you go for just a GCFI outlet (I would) -- unless the outlet
> you're replacing is at the end of a circuit, there will usually be two
> cables coming into the box. One comes directly or indirectly from the
> breaker panel and the other provides power to outlets "downstream." The
> GFCI has two sets of terminals, and you can hook it up in such a way that
> it protects all of the outlets downstream as well as the one for your
> tank. It's tempting to hook it up this way, but this can lead to false
> tripping of the outlet. I recommend that you attach both cables to the
> "input" set of terminals. This will allow the outlet to trip if something
> defective is plugged into it, but the rest of the circuit will remain live
> if it trips.
>
> George Patterson
> There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the
> mashed potatoes.