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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 09:40 PM
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maticuno, I doesn't matter too much on the voltage, but how you you get shocked.

For an example, if someone stood in a puddle of water outside and grabbed a 120 volt line, they could almost be bye-bye.

Or if a person were in the tub and the plug in radio fell in. Guess what would happen.

Most likely funeral services.

GFIC's are there for a reason.

Now that's JMHO.


Just curious, what part of the desert do you live in?
 
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 09:54 PM
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Yeah. I know. I've been pretty lucky all the times I've gotten fried...the ones that were accidents and the ones that were on purpose. I'm in the High Desert, Victorville area.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 10:02 PM
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Used to live kinda in your area; Mojave.

Just be careful on old man voltage.

As you know, it can sting.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 12:14 AM
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Same here. The one I have now dont even work, I told the landlord about it and she dont seem to care, so burn baby burn. I have renters insurance.
If it's the one in the receptacle outlet: bad news for you, good news for her. Indoor GFI's are intended for personell protection. They work on the theory that what current comes out must go back in. A variance of 4 to 6 milliamps (.004 to .006 amps) will interrupt the circuit. That's a far cry from the 20 Amps your typical bathroom circuit is wired and protected at. In short, (pun not intended) you can take a 20 Amp jolt before the protection for the wiring should trip.

No, I don't keep any schedule. We have 2 outdoors that I test before use, another 2-wire house. I should snap a few in the "wet" areas now that you mention it.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 01:07 AM
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My Christmas lights do a good testing cycle when it rains. I want to meet the electrician that decided the garage and the master closet was a good place to put them, though.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 01:17 AM
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I believe all it takes is about 25 milliamps to kill the average person.

That isn't much.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 11:51 AM
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I didn't even know they had to be tested ! ! ! LOL I will test them today ... and let you all know !
 
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 02:41 PM
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polarbear, I can see one in the garage, but in the master closet?

That's interesting.

I think over here, if there's an outlet within 4' of a window or exterior door, then a GFIC is required.

I have one im my garage that serves 5 outlets. So they're all protected.

You never know.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 03:57 PM
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That's what I love about this site and all the people here. I'm always learning something new.
When i go home tonight i will test mine and advise the miss's how often we should be checking them.
Thanks ben for the tip!
 
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 11:59 PM
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sierraben- the one in the garage actually handles the outside plugs. The one in the kitchen also handles the outlet in the family room bath, and the one in the master closet handles the master bath plugs. Only the guest bath has the GFI where you'd expect to find it. This has all been through trial and error. Ask me how I found the main shut-off for the water supply.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2005 | 12:18 AM
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polarbear, how did you find the water supply shut off?

And good to hear you have GFIs in all the proper places.
 
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I was hanging insulation in the basement, and pulled this lever out of the way while Mrs. Bear had the wash machine running...
 
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