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How to Improve the Electrical Wiring System in Your Home
When it comes to home improvement projects, one of the most important ones is improving or fixing the electrical wiring in your house.
This is because, without a good electrical wiring system, your house will be very unsafe to live in,…
GFCI Outlet Safety Issue | GFCI Receptacle With no Smart Lock
GFCI outlet safety / GFCI without Smart Lock
I’ve been running into this particular GFCI outlet safety issue quite often lately, and since it can easily stay undetected creating serious safety hazard, I’ll explain it for you.
This…
AFCI Protection Requirement in 2008 NEC | AFCI Breaker
AFCI protection requirements based on 2008 NEC
What is the difference between AFCI protection and GFCI protection?
What is Arc Fault?
AFCI protection changes in 2008 NEC
AFCI protection examples
AFCI protection required locations…
Laundry GFCI Receptacles and Utility / Wet Bar Sinks Areas
Installation of laundry GFCI receptacles and GFCI protection for utility / wet bar sink areas where the electrical outlets are installed within 6ft from the outside edge of the sink is required by the 2008 NEC (National Electrical Code).…
Crawlspace GFCI Installed at or Below the Grade Level
Crawlspace GFCI installed at or below the grade level
GFCI – (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter)
Crawlspace GFCI protection for receptacles has changed slightly in 2008 NEC (National Electrical Code). 2005 NEC exception that allowed…
House Exterior GFCI Receptacles
Exterior GFCI Receptacles
The 2008 NEC did not change house exterior GFCI receptacles requirement protection since the previous edition.
All outdoor house receptacles must be GFCI protected.
GFCI – (Ground Fault Circuit…
Garage GFCI Receptacles and GFCI in Accessory Buildings
Garage GFCI receptacles / accessory building GFCI
Exceptions for the garage GFCI receptacles and GFCI’s in accessory buildings have been removed by the 2008 NEC (National Electrical Code). The new rules apply to the structures that…
Bathroom GFCI Receptacles and Electrical Components
Bathroom GFCI receptacle protection is required by the NEC (National Electrical Code), and of course by the common sense – why would you risk getting electrocuted if you can secure your safety by installing GFCI outlet.
Since some…
GFCI Locations in Residential Buildings based on 2008 NEC
From this post you can follow links to all GFCI locations in residential buildings based on 2008 NEC - at the bottom section.
GFCI - (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter)
Before installing GFCI receptacles or replacing a regular outlet…
GFCI Outlet Purpose and GFCI Location History
The simplest explanation of the GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) Receptacle Purpose would be:
GFCI devices save lives by limiting the duration of electrical shocks.
The real life scenario: Let’s say that you’re using a metal…