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| Subject - testing gfi | |
| bobby | how can you check to see if a gfi is serving as a gound fault without tripping the test button i seen it work and hook up wrong |
| JimmyDee | Use a pair of Wiggies from ground to the hot and it will trip the GFCI. Jim |
| in2serenity | Buy a plug in tester with a gfci trip button on it. |
| JimmyDee | quote: Great idea. Thanks for the tip. Jim |
| Ryan_J | According to UL, the only way you are supposed to test GFCI's is with the button. |
| stedder | OK Ryan why does my inspector (and others) use the plug in w/ trip ( they're probably UL listed too ) guess they got the market from all angles. |
| Ryan_J | I use it too, but the listing says otherwise. The reason myself and other inspectors use it is because its easier. |