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GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?

#92516 03/21/05 04:07 PM

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I was wondering if anyone has heard of people using GFI outlets mounted near the panel to supply circuits requiring a GFI breaker. I would like to know if this is a common practice among penny pinching hacks, or just urban legend.

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GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	homersimpson	03/21/05 08:07 PM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	Active 1	03/21/05 08:55 PM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	resqcapt19	03/21/05 09:24 PM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	HotLine1	03/21/05 09:34 PM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	George Little	03/21/05 09:53 PM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	Roger	03/21/05 10:38 PM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	HLCbuild	03/21/05 11:28 PM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	iwire	03/22/05 12:26 AM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	CTwireman	03/22/05 12:50 AM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	iwire	03/22/05 01:07 AM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	gfretwell	03/22/05 04:28 AM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	CTwireman	03/22/05 04:00 PM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	homersimpson	03/22/05 06:40 PM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	hurk27	03/24/05 06:10 AM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	PCBelarge	03/27/05 01:11 AM
Re: GFI outlet in place of GFI breaker?	watersparkfalls	03/27/05 03:56 PM

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