[Bilyclub]

I noticed Premier Houses South of 466A have the outlet on the lamp post.

[MrChipster]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

So........there are actually GFI breakers on the breaker panel in the garage? Not all GFI protected outlets are outlets with a reset button? Interesting.

My home in Saint Catherine has the following and all located within the main electrical panel.

Both 220 Volt Circuits do not have GFI protection they are for the air conditioning and Furnace.

The tankless water heater which is 120 volt and gas also does not have a GFI.

The irrigation system which is largely low-voltage also does not have a GFI but that is also not accessible to a normal user.

The only other circuit that does not have a GFI is the post light but that light is a dedicated lighting circuit and does not require a GFI because there is no plug in outlet associated with it.

Saint Catherine is a new area less than two years old and subject to current electrical code.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by MrChipster

My home in Saint Catherine has the following and all located within the main electrical panel.

Both 220 Volt Circuits do not have GFI protection they are for the air conditioning and Furnace.

The tankless water heater which is 120 volt and gas also does not have a GFI.

The irrigation system which is largely low-voltage also does not have a GFI but that is also not accessible to a normal user.

The only other circuit that does not have a GFI is the post light but that light is a dedicated lighting circuit and does not require a GFI because there is no plug in outlet associated with it.

Saint Catherine is a new area less than two years old and subject to current electrical code.

The (green label) are arc-fault circuit interrupters. GFCIs prevent shocks, and AFCIs prevent fires.

An arc-fault detection device is a circuit breaker that breaks the circuit when it detects the electric arcs that are a signature of loose connections in home wiring.

Loose connections, which can develop over time, can sometimes become hot enough to ignite house fires.

They are required in bedrooms, family rooms, dining rooms, living rooms, sunrooms, kitchens, dens, hallways, laundry rooms, and more.

What is an Arc Fault Circuit Breaker? NEC Requirements Explained

[BrianL]

Our lamp post is connected to a GFI outlet on the side of the garage.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Bilyclub

I noticed Premier Houses South of 466A have the outlet on the lamp post.

My home is not a premier home and I'm north of 466A and I have an outlet on the lamp post which was part of the lamp post when it was installed.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Ecuadog

This may help.

Thanks for the photos of the different breakers. I checked our breaker box and we do have two breakers with a "test button". Those breakers are for circuits to the master bedroom and the front guest bedroom. Why they need to be on a GFCI circuit is beyoned me though.

Tonight, after dark and the post lights are on, I will be checking to see if the lamp post is connected to one of those circuits on the breaker box.

Thanks to all who have participated in this thread. I really appreciate the replies.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by wamley

My house was built in 2005 and does not have a GFI circuit attached to the light post. The only other outlet on the circuit is the garage door opener. Best if your concerned is to replace circuit breaker to a GFI breaker, but if you rely on getting into your house only by the garage door opening an activated GFI circuit breaker will lock you out.

I just looked again at our breaker box. It looks as though our post is on the same circuit as the garage door opener and the front door chime and it is not a GFCI circuit breaker. I will check this out tonight when it is dark to make sure the lamp post is on this breaker.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Andyb

By code the outlet has to be GFI protected, probably a GFI breaker controlling the post.

Was this code back in 2007? We are the second owners of this home and there was no problem passing inspection.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Wondering

Check you electric box in the garage. You have to have GFI outlets in your kitchen and bathrooms - it's code.

I did check. I have GFCI outlets in my kitchen and both bathrooms. Any outlet that is near water in the house if protected with the CFCI outlets.

[Ecuadog]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

... I will check this out tonight when it is dark to make sure the lamp post is on this breaker.

You don't have to wait until it's dark. Put a piece of dark tape over the sensor's lens on the post. After a minute or so of blocking the sunlight, the sensor will turn on the light.

[Bilyclub]

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[HJBeck]

Should be connected to a gfi circuit breaker in your load center..

[skipalong]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Our front yard light post has an outlet in the post which is located about 3 feet off the ground level. Anyone know if our front yard light posts are connected to a GFI outlet? I checked the power to my light post early this morning when it was dark out by tripping both of the GFI outlets in my garage which turned off the power to those circuits. The post light still was lit up which tells me that the post light circuit is not on either one of the GFI outlets in my garage. To my knowledge I do not have any other GFI outlets anywhere in our home that can be tripped and reset.

So.......back to the original question: Are our light posts connected to a GFI outlet?

Thanks.

No, the light is on a normal breaker that should be marked in the box, if not put a piece of electrical tape on the photocell and just keep hitting the different breakers to find the one that shuts it off

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Thanks for the photos of the different breakers. I checked our breaker box and we do have two breakers with a "test button".

Those breakers are for circuits to the master bedroom and the front guest bedroom. Why they need to be on a GFCI circuit is beyoned me though.

Thanks to all who have participated in this thread. I really appreciate the replies.

FYI - The breakers for bedrooms are Arc Fault (AFC), they protect against fires (from loose connections).

GFCI breakers protect against electrical shocks.

[Nucky]

I only read the first page Coffeebean. The year your home was built would tell the story of the GFI mystery. I found that my post was not protected. It was an easy fix.