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Old 01-06-2014, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ivanhoe View Post
Poking around under the sink yesterday and I noticed that none of the outlets under there are GFI ??

Is this code?

I think I should have them changed.

What say u TOTV friends?
I had to have a new outlet installed above my kitchen counter. The old one was not GIF and I was told that the new one must be. I have an older home so I assume that GIF didn't exist or was not code when it was built.

From what I understand, if GIFs weren't installed when your house was built and it was before the code changed, you can leave them as is. But if you need a new outlet then the new ones have to be GIF.

If you want to change them you can. Some people feel that it is very important and it is unsafe without them. Other's feel that we lived without GIFs for a hundred years or so and things seemed fine without them.
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