Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter outlets quietly guard the most dangerous spots in your home, cutting power in a fraction of a second when electricity tries to take a shortcut through you instead of ...

Q: I went to use my hairdryer in the bathroom, but I discovered some of the outlets have stopped working. My GFCI test button won’t push in when I try to reset it, but nothing has tripped in the ...

While the National Electrical Code (NEC) specifically mandates that new construction includes GFCIs in basements, there is another ironic exclusion among the list: sump pumps. Sump pumps are designed ...

Ground fault circuit interrupter receptacles, otherwise known as GFCI’s, help prevent electrocution by stopping the flow of electricity through an outlet when a problem is detected. GFCI’s do however ...

In older kitchens, the detail that quietly undermines many safety upgrades is not the GFCI device itself, but how you connect ...

Boulder City Council pushed Tuesday for more density in a proposed redevelopment of Shining Mountain Waldorf School property. The inspection done yesterday on a Boulder condominium reminded me that ...

What is ground-fault protection? The answer depends on whether you are talking about ground-fault protection of equipment or ground-fault protection of people. Just because ground-fault protection is ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- Lider Electric is proud to announce the official launch of its new 15A and 20A Self-Testing GFCI Receptacles, LR15-GFTR. Engineered to exceed modern safety ...

GFCI protection requires extra attention in a construction environment. The GFCI has no doubt saved many people from electrocution, so it would be easy to start thinking GFCIs will always protect you.