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Old 02-02-2023, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
You are taking a chance by not having a GFCI receptacle installed, these are less than $20, and well worth the money. For example, you use this outlet for a set of hedge trimmers, and accidently nick the cord, you could be shocked or worse. On the other hand, every lamp post I have helped neighbors with was connected to a GFCI in the garage or a dedicated GFCI breaker.
Can you tell me if our lamp posts need to be cemented in? Are there pros/cons? Thank you.