imbalance in electrical current, helping reduce the risk of serious shock.
So if you’re evaluating an outlet in a kitchen, bathroom, garage, laundry area, or outdoors, don’t focus only on its orientation.
Ask the more important question:
Does the electrical installation have the appropriate protection for its location?
What Is a GFCI Outlet?
You may have seen an outlet with two buttons labeled:
TEST
and
RESET
That’s typically a GFCI receptacle.
Its job is to monitor electrical current and shut off power when it detects a ground fault.
These devices
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