For me, this was actually a condition for insurance (first I'd heard of that) and every outlet had to be replaced to satisfy them. I do feel safer though ;) Dave Needful Thing Oakville, Ontario
________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 5/23/2007 1:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: GFCI? Jim, If the circuit is the way you describe it, you are correct in that each receptacle would need to be GFIC. If each receptacle has wires run to a common tie point, and from there to the fuse/ circuit breaker then your configuration looks sort of like a star and you need a GFIC on each one. On the other hand, if the wires go from one receptacle to another, then you only need a GFIC on the receptacle closest to the fuse/breaker. If the dock receptacle has a GFIC, this would protect your boat's receptacles, unless you have a galvanic isolator or diodes in the ground line. As I'm sure you know, these are to prevent galvanic corrosion from stray currents, but I think they can also block the some of the leakage current in the ground line which would cause the GFIC to trip. GFIC testers are not expensive <$5-15> at Home Depot or on eBay, and using one to check the function of both your boat and home's GFIC is cheap insurance. Jim, "Tequila Chica" Dana Point, CA "Sailor Chef" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [email protected] 05/23/2007 09:37 AM Please respond to [email protected] To <[email protected]> cc Subject Re: catalina27-talk: GFCI? I can't speak to your individual outlets but around here the dock outlets are GFCI. If that is the case, I would think you would not need individual GFCI outlets. Mark Want to keep your WHOLE PAYCHECK? PLEASE VISIT http://www.fairtax.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Henderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:04 AM Subject: catalina27-talk: GFCI? While tinkering with my outlets last night, and trying to install a GFCI outlet, I noticed that none of the 110v outlets seemed to be wired in the same circuit and would thus each need to be changed to a GFCI. Am I correct? As it is, my boat has no GFCI installed at all. Thanks! _________________________________________________________________ More photos, more messages, more storage-get 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migratio n_HM_mini_2G_0507 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.3/809 - Release Date: 5/17/2007 5:18 PM
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