DALY CITY — Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) can be found in most residential bathrooms and kitchens, but not everyone understands the significance of the small buttons and little green light on the electrical outlets in their homes. In fact, GFCI&#8217;s are a very important aspect of home safety.
“Ground fault” is a term for a disruption that can occur in the low-resistance grounding path from a tool or electrical system. In the event of a ground fault, the electrical current may take an alternate path to the ground through the user, resulting in electrical shock. A GFCI protects the user by sensing this disruption and shutting off the power before contact is made between the electrical current and the user. Since one potential cause of a ground fault is an electrical device coming into contact with water, GFCI&#8217;s are most often located in areas like kitchens, bathrooms and garages.
All GFCI&#8217;s have a green indicator light to show that the power is on and the outlet is protected. If a GFCI’s indicator light isn’t lit, it may have been tripped, which shuts off the power to that outlet. To restore power, press the “reset” button. You should test the GFCI&#8217;s in your home on a monthly basis by pressing the “test” button—this will trigger an artificial ground fault, which should shut off the power. After testing, press the reset button to restore power.

Understanding Your GFCI

Learn the essentials of GFCI outlets and how they enhance electrical safety. Get tips for proper maintenance to protect your home from electrical hazards.

Understanding Your GFCI by Gerry Reyes

by Gerry Reyes, a Diamond Certified Expert Contributor

Video: Testing a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter


gfcis or ground fault circuit interrupts
are important parts of your electrical
system today we're in Daily City with
diamond certified expert contributor
Jerry Reyes of Aaron electric Co to
learn more about how to test and
maintain your
gfcis the GFC receptacle is often found
in a kitchen countertops which is a uh
code and also uh bathrooms garages
Outdoors the purpose of it is a it's a
groundfold something happen like a cord
gets cut this uh GFCI receptacle will
turn off automatically by itself in a
split it's in a split seconds to prevent
any injuries and you can test this
monthly by pressing the test button
it's just what I did and then as you can
see the light went off that means this
receptacle is off right now and then you
can reset
it and then it goes back to normal
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