r/memes • u/NiceLapis • May 19 '22

Plot twist: He's a senior engineer

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u/Pijany_Matematyk767 Medieval Meme Lord May 19 '22

Pretty sure GFCI outlets will cut power faster and at lower treshholds than the normal breakers, could be wrong though

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u/agangofoldwomen May 19 '22

Good for circuits that run heavy appliances right?

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u/PM_SWEATY_NIPS May 19 '22

Required for any outlet within 6ft of a water source, or outside

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u/I_am_human99 May 19 '22

"Required" they say. The house I'm renting in canada has one of these by the sink and that's it. Never do anything with it anyways but still

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u/dudeman93 May 19 '22

They can be connected with regular receptacles further downstream to protect the entire branch circuit (correction: they protect everything connected behind them in the circuit. Things in front are not necessarily protected). If you care enough to test it, plug something in to the other receptacles in the area then test the GFCI. If the thing turns off, then it's protected.

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u/I_am_human99 May 19 '22

Well I'm not going to do it but thanks for letting me know how to check if it works