pianotuna wrote:
How many folks have actually gotten a shock from a non gfci connection?
I have, and in a situation where frankly I could have been electrocuted had the circumstances been only a little different.
I had the sump pump in my basement fail to work properly (which has happened a few times for various reasons) and got an inch or so of water in the basement. As I was picking stuff up off the floor, I picked up an electric drill that I did not realize was still plugged in...and got a jolt. GFCIs are now required in basements, by the current code, but that was not required when my house was constructed. At any rate, standing in bare feet in water with an energized power tool, and/or then picking up said tool, could well lead to electrocution under the wrong circumstances.
In my opinion, it would not be a bad thing to have GFCIs on every electric circuit in a house or RV, at least on every circuit that has an outlet or light with a removable bulb. They can and do save lives.
