BOULDER – One of the most common issues found during a home inspection is missing GFCI receptacles or circuits. GFCI units are electrical outlets equipped with a ground fault sensor and a circuit ...

BOULDER – One of the most common issues found during a home inspection is missing GFCI receptacles or circuits. GFCI units are electrical outlets equipped with a ground fault sensor and a circuit ...

Q. My home was built in the 1950s, and I don’t have ground fault circuit interrupter outlets. Should I have them installed? A ground fault circuit interrupter, or GFCI, protects people and animals ...

Question: You talked about a ground fault circuit interrupter and that it’s necessary in different places in the home. My home was built in the 1950s, and I don’t ...

Q–My bathroom has a ground fault circuit interrupter outlet next to the sink, as required by law. However, we have a regular outlet on the outdoor patio next to the house, but this has no GFCI. I had ...

An additional circuit connected between the load side of a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) and ground provides overvoltage protection against long-duration overvoltages, e.g., where the line ...

A ground-fault circuit interrupter installed in household branch circuits could prevent more than 200 electrocutions and many thousands of electric shocks and burns that occur in and around the home ...

According to the National Fire Protection Association and the National Fire Incident Reporting System data, the five-year period from 1994 to 1998 averaged 73,500 annual electrical fires that were ...

Now's a good time to test GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) outlets. These special electric receptacles, found in kitchens, bathrooms and outdoors, are designed to prevent electrocution or shock ...

Q: In the past you've written about special outlets for the garage. What should I install? I'm selling my house to my son and I want everything to be safe. A: Your question is timely because I ...