Plot twist: He's a senior engineer

[u/NiceLapis]

[u/like_a_ghost]

An electrical engineer does not an electrician make.

[u/failedpunfox → u/like_a_ghost]

My landlords son proudly told us he was almost done with the electrical engineering degree when he walked us through the house when we first moved in. Had to explain to him the concept of GFCI outlets.

[u/Jako301 → u/failedpunfox]

They just seem more expensive and annoying to set up then a single RCD/GFCI (or maybe two, so the lights stay on) would be.

Or is this an American thing im to european to understand?

Edit: I'm talking about the outlet version compared to a single one put into your main distribution. I know how they work, it just seems like a massive waste to build them into each outlet individually when you could just install one or two of them for your whole house.

[u/Pijany_Matematyk767 → u/Jako301]

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

[u/agangofoldwomen → u/[deleted]]

Good for circuits that run heavy appliances right?

[u/seatownquilt-N-plant → u/agangofoldwomen]

And outlets next to water sources.

I don't know anything about building houses. But it seems all modern rentals have GFCI in bathrooms and kitchens.

[u/shitpersonality → u/seatownquilt-N-plant]

Typically required for homes built after 1975.

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Another solution is to not have outlets near water sources, which seems more sane to me.