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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.
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.
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.
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!
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.