Having ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) protection installed is one of the best and safest precautions that you can take to protect you and your family.
Stay safe and have peace of mind by getting new GFCI outlets and breakers installed or by having your existing GFCI protection devices checked to make sure they are operating correctly.
GFCI outlets are much more reliable than just depending on the circuit breaker in your electrical panel to stop current flow caused by a ground fault situation.
GFCI receptacles are more sensitive to small variations in current than circuit breakers are, in fact, they are designed to cut off power flow before an electric shock can affect your heartbeat.
These outlets help protect you from electrical hazards by monitoring the amount of electricity flowing in a circuit. The moment the outlet detects an imbalance in the flow of electricity, the GFCI cuts off power to the outlet.
Adams Electrical Services can install and replace GFCI outlets in homes, offices, and businesses.
Getting your GFCI outlets installed by a licensed electrician from Adams Electrical Services is critical because a GFCI outlet that is wired and installed incorrectly will not have any protection against electrical shock.
Hiring a professional to install and check existing GFCI outlets provides an inexpensive solution to preventing electrical shock and at the same time will bring your home or office up to current electrical code standards.
Adams Electrical Services will help keep your family safe by installing and/or replacing GFCI outlets as needed throughout your home.
GFCI outlets are required in areas like kitchens, bathrooms and garages, where the risk of electrical shock when coming in contact with water is the greatest is greatest. GFCI receptacles can be identified by the “test” and “reset” buttons located on the receptacle.
GFCI Outlets are required by code in the following locations around your home or office:
We can install new GFCI receptacles as needed in the required locations and can also troubleshoot a GFCI outlet or a GFCI breaker that is tripping.
The easiest way to find out if your home has GFCI protection is to simply look at your kitchen and bathroom outlets, if you do not see a GFCI outlet in these locations, you most likely do not have them installed in the other required places.
If you own an older home, it's possible that it may not have GFCI protection in place. This puts these homes at an increased risk of electrical shock. Don’t wait on installing these inexpensive, potentially life saving devices.
If your GFCI outlet and nearby plugs stops working under normal operating conditions, your GFCI outlet has tripped and has prevented an electrical shock.
A GFCI outlet has a test and a reset button built into it. These buttons allow you to test and reset your GFCI outlet. It is recommended to test all GFCI outlets monthly.
Follow the 4 steps below to RESET a tripped GFCI or to TEST your GFCI outlet to ensure it is operating correctly.
If your GFCI outlet has tripped and will not reset, make sure everything is unplugged on the GFCI outlet circuit and try resetting again. If any part of this test fails, please call or contact Adams Electrical Services for help in diagnosing the problem and replacing a defective GFCI Outlet if needed.
Kitchen and bathroom GFCI outlets normally will not have anything plugged into them that cause them to trip, rather these GFCI outlets will generally trip or simply stop working once they become worn from either age or repetitive use and then become defective.
GFCI outlets in the garage and exterior outlets will usually always have something that can cause a GFCI outlet to trip such as Christmas lights that are damaged or that are wet, landscape lighting, sprinkler systems, outdoor receptacles with worn covers or covers not suitable for having cords plugged into them allowing moisture in.
For even more protection, consider getting a whole house surge protector installed at your electrical panel. This will prevent electrical surges from damaging your appliances and the rest of your house.
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