Timeline for Is there any benefit to tripping a GFCI receptacle when it's not in use?
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| Nov 12, 2019 at 17:29 | history | edited | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 29, 2017 at 20:42 | history | edited | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 13, 2017 at 11:21 | comment | added | Retired Master Electrician | @Navigator - I think what you are trying to ask is if the GFCI will have a longer life if you trip the test button on that device. And the answer is no. It's the extreme or harsh environment that kills electrical devices not the electrical status. | |
| Aug 12, 2017 at 4:47 | history | edited | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 11, 2017 at 22:44 | comment | added | slack | I just realized that a mod completely rewrote my question, and, in doing so, obfuscated my question. Here was my original question: Is there any benefit to putting a GFCI receptacle in TEST mode, when it's not in use? | |
| Aug 11, 2017 at 20:19 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @Navigator 1. You said "turn off" the GFCI and the only place to do that is the breaker. 2 what about upstream? 3 Because you asked an XY problem. | |
| Aug 11, 2017 at 19:50 | comment | added | slack | 1. What makes you think the circuits are dedicated? That's not true. 2. No indoor receptacles are downstream of an outdoor GFCI receptacle. 3. I don't see how this response answers my question exactly. | |
| Aug 11, 2017 at 19:47 | history | edited | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 11, 2017 at 19:42 | history | answered | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |