GCFI

[THE Old Man]

I have an electric outlet on my patio. Is there a way to tell if it a
GCFI or not?

Thanks,

dd

[Jim Humphries]

There is a little extra button on the outlet beside each plug point.
Jim and Sara Humphries, Victoria, BC
"THE Old Man" > wrote in message
...
> I have an electric outlet on my patio. Is there a way to tell if it a
> GCFI or not?
>
> Thanks,
>
> dd

[Gale Pearce]

OR - you may have a "GFIC" circuit breaker in your electrical panel for that
circuit - then you may not have a reset button on on the outlet
Gale :~)
> There is a little extra button on the outlet beside each plug point.
> Jim and Sara Humphries, Victoria, BC
> "THE Old Man" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have an electric outlet on my patio. Is there a way to tell if it a
> > GCFI or not?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > dd
>
>

[Steve J. Noll]

But if it's a 'regular' outlet downstream of a Ground Fault
Interruptor outlet or circuit breaker, and no one put the appropriate
sticker on it, you can't tell by looking.
The safest way to be really sure is to buy a $6 "AC Outlet Analyzer"
(#22-141) from Radio Shack. It has a test button for GFIs.
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=22-141

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:10:54 GMT, "Jim Humphries"
> wrote:

>There is a little extra button on the outlet beside each plug point.
>Jim and Sara Humphries, Victoria, BC
>"THE Old Man" > wrote in message
...
>> I have an electric outlet on my patio. Is there a way to tell if it a
>> GCFI or not?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> dd


Steve J. Noll | Ventura California
| Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv

[Bob H]

Or you could stand in a puddle of water and stick a knife in it :-) o.k. I
know that is warped I vote for the outlet analyzer, even @ $20 is a bargain
:-)

"Steve J. Noll" > wrote in message
...
> But if it's a 'regular' outlet downstream of a Ground Fault
> Interruptor outlet or circuit breaker, and no one put the appropriate
> sticker on it, you can't tell by looking.
> The safest way to be really sure is to buy a $6 "AC Outlet Analyzer"
> (#22-141) from Radio Shack. It has a test button for GFIs.
>
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=22-141
>
> On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:10:54 GMT, "Jim Humphries"
> > wrote:
>
> >There is a little extra button on the outlet beside each plug point.
> >Jim and Sara Humphries, Victoria, BC
> >"THE Old Man" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I have an electric outlet on my patio. Is there a way to tell if it a
> >> GCFI or not?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> dd
>
>
> Steve J. Noll | Ventura California
> | Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv

[PlainBill]

I use a small lightbulb wired from live to ground on a plug. Plug it
into an outlet and if the flashes briefly, you have a GFCI circuit.
If it doesn't come on at all, you've got an open ground.

PlainBill

On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 23:48:35 -0600, THE Old Man
> wrote:

>I have an electric outlet on my patio. Is there a way to tell if it a
>GCFI or not?
>
>Thanks,
>
>dd