Will GFCI work with items without equipment ground
I know it's probably a dumb question but my wife's hair dryer is old and has no equipment ground. Wanted to be sure she is still protected if it should be dropped into water or otherwise shorted.
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road-runner wrote:
I have a fridge and freezer in the house, plus the RV fridge, all on GFCI circuits with zero trips in 10+ years.
You are lucky.
Every house I have owned since GFI came into common use....about 5 of them.....has been prone to tripping the GFI outlets during thunderstorms (think power surges).
I would never put one on a seldom used freezer......nor would I ever put one on a sump pump, even though the electrical code requires it.
That second one requires you to be VERY careful when you wade into the water if the sump pump ever does fail.
