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Isn't the solution a GFCI outlet at the wall, not at the breaker? Suppose you're in a bathroom; near water with a hair dryer, space heater, or some other non-i
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
Isn't the solution a GFCI outlet at the wall, not at the breaker? Suppose you're in a bathroom; near water with a hair dryer, space heater, or some other non-inductive load. If there is a short, the circuit is cut from that outlet; inductive loads in the rest of the house aren't involved.
- londons_explore 4y agoWell there can still be an inductive load that you're disconnecting... Like the vacuum cleaner you idiotically used to try and clean a wet carpet... Luckily, the problem I described is almost a non-issue. Deaths due to electrocution in buildings with a GFCI have fallen to pretty much zero - there were only four deaths due to electrocution at home in the UK last year (where voltage is very high and RCD's are common). That figure includes deaths by suicide, lightning indoors, and deaths where an RCD wouldn't help such as poking around inside CRT's, so it's entirely possible an RCD is already saving every life.