Can I move a GFCI receptacle?
The GFCI receptacle with the reset button in my TT is buried behind the television in the cabinet. Is there any problem with swapping it with one of the more accessible GFCI receptacle?
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CA Traveler wrote:martipr wrote:Why assume? Buy a $10 household tester with GFCI test button and find out what outlets are on the circuit.
I assume the outlet behind the TV is a GFCI because it is on the wall behind the shower so I don't want to put a standard outlet there.
The GFCI is a safety protection device. However moving it from the TV outlet to the next downstream outlet would be my choice if a panel CB/GFCI is not available. The main outlets to be protected are any near water so I would not be overly concerned with not protecting the TV even though it's behind the shower.
Another option would be to run a new wire from the CB panel to a new GFCI outlet somewhere that's easy to reset and then connect the load side to the TV outlet replacing that GFCI with a regular outlet.
I worded that badly. I know it is a GFCI outlet, it has the reset button. The assumption is that a GFCI outlet was in this location because of the shower.
