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Old 7/3/06, 9:28 PM
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Well for the cost of a new GFCI I can buy at least 3-4 rolls of blue painters tape.
This is just wrong, would not trip on it's own or with the suretest (highest % vd to date). The client was a first timer, had never heard of GFCI before.
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Old 7/3/06, 11:17 PM
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Did you try to submerge your sure tester plug in water first. ha. ha.
Then you would know that the GFCI dosen't work. Only joking. ha. ha.

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Old 7/4/06, 12:09 PM
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Bruce,

I am glad you educated them....that GFCI needs to be replaced ASAP....



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