Thinking about swapping GFCI outlets with GFCI breakers
#1
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Thinking about swapping GFCI outlets with GFCI breakers
Our house is three years old. When it was built, the electrician put GFCI outlets in the oddest places (garage, closet, etc.). Occasionally one will trip and then the hunt is on, especially at night!
I'm toying with the idea of locating the circuit each GFCI outlet is on and replacing the standard breaker with a GFCI breaker, then replacing the coordinating GFCI outlet with a standard outlet. This will allow me to immediately locate a tripped circuit without "the hunt".
I know it will cost in the ballpark of $100-$200, which is not a factor.
Is this an acceptable solution? Am I missing/forgetting something?
Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions/comments are welcome! Thanks!
I'm toying with the idea of locating the circuit each GFCI outlet is on and replacing the standard breaker with a GFCI breaker, then replacing the coordinating GFCI outlet with a standard outlet. This will allow me to immediately locate a tripped circuit without "the hunt".
I know it will cost in the ballpark of $100-$200, which is not a factor.
Is this an acceptable solution? Am I missing/forgetting something?
Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions/comments are welcome! Thanks!
#2
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I my opinion a better solution would be to replace all the receptacles on the circuit with GFCI receptacles and then do NOT use any of the LOAD connections. That way only the problem device will be dead on a trip.
#3
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I just did last week exactly what jo said. There was one GFCI in the garage that fed both baths and one outside recept. Now all have their own GFCI. Plus, that gfci was some 20 years old.
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I'm toying with the idea of locating the circuit each GFCI outlet is on and replacing the standard breaker with a GFCI breaker, then replacing the coordinating GFCI outlet with a standard outlet. This will allow me to immediately locate a tripped circuit without "the hunt".