Get a brain and stop telling people to fry themselves.
Oh, I'm so distrought! ...idiot.
Get a brain and stop telling people to fry themselves.
Oh, I'm so distrought! ...idiot.
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Exactly! ...and the idiot should be chastised every time he show up.
Not a problem.
krw wrote:
You need protection from the likes of AMUN
Many of these are also "three-light-testers" and will also warn of miswired outlets. However, these testers will not work on ungrounded circuits since they bleed current to ground rather than the neutral upstream of the GFCI.
I've been reading this thread with some interest. I have long suspected that GFI's are more or less snake oil. I.e., not worth the cost.
Any way I have a question.
How do you test a GFI. I dont mean pushing the button I mean down the line. If you use a GFI outlet to protect several load outlets how can you be sure that the last outlet on the load side is protected? I know I could just force a dead short with a piece of wire in the outlet but I am reluctant to do that in case the GFI fails I dont want to end up with a large black mark on my outlet. I also dont want to fry the GFI with a huge current spike.
HM
For about ten bucks at home centers or hardware stores, you can buy a plug-in outlet tester that has a GFCI test button on it. Plug it in, push the button, and if the test lights all go out, the outlet is adequately protected.
Thanks folks.
HM
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