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Originally Posted by n8xwb
I just read the previous reply -- I have no idea how accurate the information is. That being said, I do know that I installed an outlet on my post 5 years ago. It is curved. I have used it everyday, 24 hours a day to keep my PHEV (plug in hybrid electric vehicle), a Chevy Volt charged. It is handling 12 amps, rain or shine. It is on a circuit that also is used for the attic light and the garage door opener. It is not GFCI protected. I have had no problems with it. I live in a courtyard villa in Sabal Chase.
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Having an outdoor receptacle that is not protected by a GFCI risks death or serious injury to the user. It's one thing to risk your own health, but another to risk that of the next owner of your house. Many years ago, a young father in our son's Scout Troop plugged a drill into a non-GFCI outside receptacle installed by the previous owner. He was barefoot and stepped off the concrete patio onto the lawn, and was immediately electrocuted. It wasn't merely a matter of being "shocked". Instead, he was frozen in place and could not let go of the drill. His wife found him after some period of time and pulled the plug from the outlet. The man suffered permanent brain and heart damage. He was a Phd agronomist with a large agribusiness with a promising future. Afterwards, he could remember little about agronomy or his job. Thankfully, his employer kept him on in a minor position.