Exactly, and the appearance could detract as well unless you remotely located it in an out of the way location. Again it becomes a bigger more expensive project.
James Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I still don't see how this could be a simple, 10-minute job. Wouldn't I have to install some sort of breaker box right after the shore power inlet in order to install the GFCI breaker there? >From: Russ Dearmore >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: GFCI? >Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 07:22:55 -0700 (PDT) > >Just remember not to cut the curled white wire that goes directly to the >grounded conductor bus bar (neutral). This wire acts a bit like a coil and >affects the sensing of the slight current flow to ground which is how the >GFCI's theoritically work. The slightest bit of current flow and you're >protected by the breaker tripping. The negative is that they can be too >sensitive and an inductive load (hair dryer or any motor) will sometime >produce a nuisance trip. As they age they get worse about that. The GFCI >breaker will have a terminal for the hot (probably black) wire and the >screw terminal will be of darker color like copper in appearance. The >circuit white wire will go to the GFCI breaker terminal that has a silvery >appearance and is usually just below the darker terminal. By the way if >anyone has their freezer in the garage on a GFCI then get it off >immediately or get ready to someday lose the whole contents of the freezer. > One or more bathrooms in most houses > are on the load side of the GFCI that is usually located in the garage >and a cheap hairdryer can trip the circuit and you have one stinky mess in >the freezer by the time it gets discovered. I've seen this untold times as >an electrician and is one of the more common reasons we are called out. >Hope this saves someone some trouble...... Russ > >Russ Dearmore wrote: Good idea , if you can get by >with a " 20 " amp GFCI breaker. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not just install a GFCI breaker right >after the shore power enters the boat. Every circuit would be covered, no >dremel tools, no wire tracking, no new outlets, less money, ten minute job, > > Just a thought... > > Tommy, > > > > >--------------------------------- > See what's free at AOL.com. > > > >Change your thinking, change your life. We are guided, we are guarded, we >are healed, we are blessed..... > > >Change your thinking, change your life. We are guided, we are guarded, we >are healed, we are blessed..... _________________________________________________________________ Like the way Microsoft Office Outlook works? Youll love Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_outlook_0507 Change your thinking, change your life. We are guided, we are guarded, we are healed, we are blessed.....
