Jeff Weissman Electric
Member
- Location
- Park City, Utah
Excuse me if I'm posting this in the wrong area.
My thought/proposal is for all GFCI receptacles locations to be identified, labeled or listed, and posted in a conspicuous location.
Here is why this is most needed. Many times today in new construction or remodels the electrician are "hiding" GFCI's in closets or pantries and are hard to locate years after the installation.
One Scenario I have run into, Kitchen receptacles on the right of the sink have GFI located on the counter top. To the left of the sink, the electricians placed the GFI Protecting the counter top receptacles in an adjacent pantry. The GFI was hidden behind my customers cereal Boxes.
Another scenario, Kitchen counter top receptacles were a hidden Plugmold and the GFI receptacle protecting the plug mold was hidden in an upper cabinet, again behind plates and utensils, not easily located.
Another scenario, exterior receptacles, the protecting GFI gets placed inside the garage and ends up covered with either new cabinets or behind stored furniture.
My Proposal would be to have a LABEL located in the breaker panel(s) listing specific locations of all GFI receptacles.
Homeowners don't receive Owners manuals when buying a house showing locations of GFI receptacles. Homeowners are too busy to remember locations of GFI's.
The first place people go, upon a power outage is the breaker panel, This is where they will notice the Label showing locations of ALL GFI receptacles.
My thought/proposal is for all GFCI receptacles locations to be identified, labeled or listed, and posted in a conspicuous location.
Here is why this is most needed. Many times today in new construction or remodels the electrician are "hiding" GFCI's in closets or pantries and are hard to locate years after the installation.
One Scenario I have run into, Kitchen receptacles on the right of the sink have GFI located on the counter top. To the left of the sink, the electricians placed the GFI Protecting the counter top receptacles in an adjacent pantry. The GFI was hidden behind my customers cereal Boxes.
Another scenario, Kitchen counter top receptacles were a hidden Plugmold and the GFI receptacle protecting the plug mold was hidden in an upper cabinet, again behind plates and utensils, not easily located.
Another scenario, exterior receptacles, the protecting GFI gets placed inside the garage and ends up covered with either new cabinets or behind stored furniture.
My Proposal would be to have a LABEL located in the breaker panel(s) listing specific locations of all GFI receptacles.
Homeowners don't receive Owners manuals when buying a house showing locations of GFI receptacles. Homeowners are too busy to remember locations of GFI's.
The first place people go, upon a power outage is the breaker panel, This is where they will notice the Label showing locations of ALL GFI receptacles.