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Originally Posted by jyl
Who the hell tests their outlets monthly? That's a defective product, in my view.
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The better question is why is this even used? I know, in some areas of the house, it is necessary, but the building code has gotten so bad that the interpretation of the code has gone nuts. Places that never had GFI outlets now needed them. Why the hell do we need them inside the garage? I know, I know, we can argue until our faces turn blue and it is safer to have it then not, but we all lived without them near out kitchen counters, garages, powering our pool pumps. Don't get me started with AFCIs. There are lots of folks running outside tripping on breakers as we speak.
In my own house, I have taken out all GFIs in my garage and no AFCIs, problem solved. I think I will live just fine.