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| 139 Pine Street Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 |
We've Got it Wired
Serving Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and surrounding areas in New Jersey for over 25 years
Some examples of accidents that underscore this hazard include the following:
Two children, ages five and six, were electrocuted in Texas when a plugged-in hair
dryer fell into the tub in which they were bathing.
A three-year-old Kansas girl was electrocuted when she touched a faulty countertop.
These two electrocutions occurred because the electrical current escaping from the
appliance traveled through the victim to ground (in these cases, the grounded
plumbing fixtures). Had a GFCI been installed, these deaths would probably have
been prevented because a GFCI would have sensed the current flowing to ground and
would have switched off the power before the electrocution occurred.
In the home's wiring system, the GFCI constantly monitors electricity flowing in a
circuit, to sense any loss of current. If the current flowing through the circuit differs
by a small amount from that returning, the GFCI quickly switches off power to that
circuit. The GFCI interrupts power faster than a blink of an eye to prevent a lethal
dose of electricity. You may receive a painful shock, but you should not be
electrocuted or receive a serious shock injury.
Here's how it may work in your house.. Suppose a bare wire inside an appliance
touches the metal case. The case is then charged with electricity. If you touch the
appliance with one hand while the other hand is touching a grounded metal object, like
a water faucet, you will receive a shock. If the appliance is plugged into an outlet
protected by a GFCI, the power will be shut off before a fatal shock would occur.
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Two children, ages five and six, were electrocuted in Texas when a plugged-in hair
dryer fell into the tub in which they were bathing.
A three-year-old Kansas girl was electrocuted when she touched a faulty countertop.
These two electrocutions occurred because the electrical current escaping from the
appliance traveled through the victim to ground (in these cases, the grounded
plumbing fixtures). Had a GFCI been installed, these deaths would probably have
been prevented because a GFCI would have sensed the current flowing to ground and
would have switched off the power before the electrocution occurred.
In the home's wiring system, the GFCI constantly monitors electricity flowing in a
circuit, to sense any loss of current. If the current flowing through the circuit differs
by a small amount from that returning, the GFCI quickly switches off power to that
circuit. The GFCI interrupts power faster than a blink of an eye to prevent a lethal
dose of electricity. You may receive a painful shock, but you should not be
electrocuted or receive a serious shock injury.
Here's how it may work in your house.. Suppose a bare wire inside an appliance
touches the metal case. The case is then charged with electricity. If you touch the
appliance with one hand while the other hand is touching a grounded metal object, like
a water faucet, you will receive a shock. If the appliance is plugged into an outlet
protected by a GFCI, the power will be shut off before a fatal shock would occur.
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