Electrical Archives - Scott Home Inspection https://scotthomeinspection.com/faq_category/electrical/ Scott Home Inspection | Denver Boulder Fort Collins Longmont Loveland Thu, 30 Nov 2017 21:50:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 How do GFCI Outlets Work? https://scotthomeinspection.com/faq-items/gfci-outlets-work/ https://scotthomeinspection.com/faq-items/gfci-outlets-work/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2017 22:57:13 +0000 https://scotthomeinspection.com/?post_type=avada_faq&p=13361 A “Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter” outlet is a special receptacle that provides a safety mechanism to prevent any of us from electric shock. A GFCI receptacle will sense the current flow into the outlet and the current flow out of the outlet. These 2 should match each other – if they do not, there is [...]

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]]> A “Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter” outlet is a special receptacle that provides a safety mechanism to prevent any of us from electric shock. A GFCI receptacle will sense the current flow into the outlet and the current flow out of the outlet. These 2 should match each other – if they do not, there is a “leak” in current, which will most likely run through the person as a shock. In this case, the GFCI outlet will immediately trip to eliminate this shock hazard.  For more information read the article GFCI Outlet Explained.

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