"Spork" wrote in message
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My basement room is going quite well but I had some questions about
electrical. My buddy left all the power on to the lights and outlets
so we could make use of them while working on the basement.

Since they don't have covers is it a safety issues to use them during
the construction phase if were careful? I just realized how easily
someone could stick their fingers in the side of these open light
switches. I've heard that with only 1 hand you are usually ok but what
if you were also standing barefoot on the concrete? I've had jolts
from electrical cords that someone decided to tape up or from using a
light switch with wet hands. Is there some kind of whole house gfi? At
the very least I'm thinking of switching out the first outlet for a
gfi because that would cover the rest in the room on that circuit?

I am covering the light switches and going to use the gfi outlet on
the panel for anything we need and shut off the rest of the power to
the room. My friend is a hvac tech with experience in electrical and
he should know better. The other friend I hired to frame the room
would have framed directly against the foundation had it not been for
my instruction to put foam in first.

Whats up with all the lack of knowledge and safety in construction
work?

Unless you have small children, the rest of you probably know not to stick
your fingers in the outlets and switches. If you're concerned about non GFCI
protected outlets, kill the circuits and use a known GFCI protected outlet.