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Old 07-08-2021, 10:58 AM
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Just last week, I decided to "let the smoke out" of an outlet in the garage

Turns out it tripped one the GFI outles and simply pushing the reset button didn't seem to work.

I tried everything I could think of, and in the process, decided to test some of the other GFIs in the house. NONE of them would reset.

We called Grant Electric (saw their truck with a guy working on the lights at our postal station) and they were there the next day.

Turns out THESE GFIs require a screwdriver to push the reset button, and all was well. He replaced the one I fried and reset all of the others, including one on the patio I'd missed.

When the bill came, I was shocked at how low it was. Here in the DC suburbs, it would have easily been double the cost...

When we're back at the end of the month, he'll be replacing a chandelier, switching out 3 hi-hats to pendant lights and replacing all of our GFIs to a better quality outlet...
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