Timeline for Is there any benefit to tripping a GFCI receptacle when it's not in use?
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| Nov 6, 2017 at 15:52 | history | edited | Machavity | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Clarified title
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| Nov 6, 2017 at 12:09 | answer | added | alton darty | timeline score: 0 | |
| Sep 30, 2017 at 2:10 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDIY/status/913949176957980672 | ||
| Aug 12, 2017 at 0:14 | history | rollback | slack |
Rollback to Revision 1 - the mod's edit confused answerer
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| Aug 11, 2017 at 19:42 | answer | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 11, 2017 at 19:01 | comment | added | Ed Beal | I don't think deenergizeing the outlet will help and it may reduce the life. When the circuit is live it creates some heat that would drive out moisture if the circuit is powered up with moisture that may cause it to blow. I have no data to back this up as the circuit may still be live when triped. | |
| Aug 11, 2017 at 18:15 | comment | added | isherwood | There's really no test "mode", which confused me at first. I've revised your title to make the question more clear. Feel free to edit further. | |
| Aug 11, 2017 at 18:15 | history | edited | isherwood | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
edited title
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| Aug 11, 2017 at 18:09 | history | asked | slack | CC BY-SA 3.0 |