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To: Timpanagos1
“We want something good to come out of this as awareness of not using your cellphone in the bathroom as it is plugged in and charging.”

That's a minimum. How about every bathroom must have GFCI receptacles or GFCI breaker?

GFCI receptacles can even work without grounded outlets for old wiring.

Somewhere I read that 70% of all electrocutions could be prevented with retrofit of GFCIs in older homes that were pre-NEC.

The breakers likewise are easy to install and can cover entire wet location circuits.

Tragic and totally preventable.
37 posted on 07/11/2017 9:21:49 AM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media and Shariah Socialism.)
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To: PA Engineer

Yep, a $5 GFCI outlet and YouTube (if required) could have prevented this.


41 posted on 07/11/2017 9:25:22 AM PDT by Obadiah (Global warming caused Hillary to lose the election.)
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