On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:24:19 GMT, "JimR" wrote:


"Gideon" wrote in message
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Bob wrote:
Does that mean that every outlet should be GFCI?

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It means that the outlets in the most dangerous
locations should be GFCI.

Actually, only the first outlet in a circuit needs a GFCI. All of the
outlets downstream will also be protected.


Be sure to include the outlet your refrigerator is plugged into. The
smell of rotting food means you're protected.

Side note: one time while putting in a basement renovation, I managed to cut
through the Romex which was a part of the circuit into which I was plugged.
Protected by a GFCI, the only thing that happened is that the GFCI tripped
and the tool died. Without a GFCI, I could have wound up as part of a 120V
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