><< Where is your GFI circuit? The reason I ask is that I installed one in to
> the outlet into which I plugged my computer. My computer worked just fine
> but I had problems at other locations along the came circuit. >>
>
>A question from the electrically challenged............ The GFI circuit is the
>one that throws the circuit breaker if water shorts it?
>
>Hunter, EC

Someone may correct me on this, but I think that in a GFI outlet, the breaker is in the outlet. And if I understand it correctly the breaker opens if there is a short at the outlet. One good way to have such a short is with water.

The GFI also does funny things I don't understand to the circuit after the GFI outlet. It caused me to have a power failure in that part of the circuit. It was maddening because I could find no blown fuses. When I finally called in a certified electrician he determined that the cause of my  problem was the GFI outlet I had installed.

So you can see even those of us who think they know something about electricity are nevertheless electrically challenged. Welcome to the club.

Sincerely,

Pete
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Peter K. Kaiser
Thornhill, Ontario
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