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Rainmaker
1,847,781
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

I'm eager to read the 'electrifying' answers here by my fellow professionals.

Circuit breaker protected outlet used near water.

Aug 20, 2016 01:31 AM
Rainmaker
1,617,916
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

I am shocked you asked this question.

Aug 20, 2016 12:48 AM
Rainmaker
1,712,876
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

What inspectors like to say is not working.

Aug 20, 2016 12:44 AM
Rainmaker
1,728,767
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

"Good Food Cooking Inside"?

Aug 19, 2016 10:48 PM
Rainmaker
4,584,546
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

I can't be more clever than Sandy Padula and Norm Padula, JD, GRI NMLS#1483386 this morning.   

Aug 20, 2016 12:08 AM
Ambassador
3,350,619
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I know this one ... because I learn from inspections.  I will spare the repeat of what Ken Jones said.

Aug 20, 2016 05:56 AM
Rainer
213,263
Dennis Swartz
Full Circle Property Management - Columbus, OH
MBA, GRI...experience counts!

Its a pain in tthe a** when they trip! Have fun finding them sometimes.

Aug 20, 2016 01:07 AM
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6,425,063
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Something good to have when playing with electronics near the sink or tub.

Aug 19, 2016 11:09 PM
Rainmaker
4,800,132
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

It's a receptacle that is not present in older bathrooms, kitchens, patios and garages that will make a buyer ask for their installation.

Aug 20, 2016 10:14 PM
Rainmaker
846,475
Marco Giancola
Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL
Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

Mr. Ken Jones said it all!

Aug 20, 2016 09:31 PM
Rainmaker
634,532
Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

What you want if you are using electricity anywhere near water. See Ken Jones for the learned explanation.

Aug 20, 2016 06:29 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,873
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers - now that is 'electrifying' or 'shocking'....

Do you find some fault in this question?

Aug 20, 2016 03:26 PM
Rainmaker
1,771,867
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

Great Fortunes Cause Interruptions

Aug 20, 2016 03:07 PM
Rainmaker
2,443,250
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Kitchen and Bathroom outlets within 3 ft of water.

Aug 20, 2016 01:56 PM
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3,744,445
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

It's what keeps you from curling your hair if your WaterPic falls on the floor at your feet while you're using it.

Aug 20, 2016 01:08 PM
Rainmaker
2,224,473
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

I know this one. Ground Fault Circuit Interrupted. HA....got it. 

Aug 20, 2016 12:41 PM
Rainmaker
1,683,912
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

An escape button in case of an overload on your receptical.  It presses it for you!

Aug 20, 2016 12:20 PM
Rainmaker
766,959
Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

The GFCI is the red/black button on electrical outlet in wet areas such as kitchen, bathroom, laundry rooms.  This is the shutoff that stops electric current immediately when the circuit is broken.

Aug 20, 2016 12:10 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Nuisance tripper.

Aug 20, 2016 10:38 AM
Rainer
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Sharon Altier
Coldwell Banker Realty - Elmhurst, IL
Luxury Property Specialist, CSC, SFR

Good For Clearing Inspections..although Ken Jones has the most appropriate answer!

Aug 20, 2016 06:59 AM
Rainmaker
290,969
Allie Angeloni
Long Realty - Oro Valley, AZ

This one I know (HA!) because they don't always work properly, according to Home Inspectors Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers.  A GFCI is a device that shuts off the electrical circuit when it detects the circuit is going on a wrong path.  

Aug 20, 2016 02:57 AM
Rainmaker
1,157,791
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Do you like being electrically shocked???

Aug 20, 2016 01:44 AM
Rainer
232,019
Jessie Cochran
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Panama City Realty Group

"Get Fixed Chop-chop Idiot"

Aug 20, 2016 12:06 AM
Rainmaker
991,852
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

The plug bosss, the plug!

Aug 19, 2016 11:56 PM
Rainmaker
5,246,099
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

While Norm Padula has a great idea, I'll go with Raymond Camp!

Aug 19, 2016 11:48 PM
Rainmaker
1,466,257
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers Barbara Todaro already has this one this morning.

Aug 19, 2016 11:45 PM
Ambassador
2,073,399
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

It's an acronym, silly.

Aug 19, 2016 11:29 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,177
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Many of my seller clients have had to intsall these.

Aug 19, 2016 11:07 PM
Rainmaker
5,583,328
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

groung fault circuit interrupter....

Aug 19, 2016 11:06 PM
Rainmaker
1,513,143
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

A way to protect the better half when she drops her blow dryer in the sink!

Aug 19, 2016 10:54 PM
Rainmaker
1,507,073
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

This is the most confusing thing to a home inspector!  If it's tripped they don't know how to even look for it and will instead say "all the electrical in the kitchen/bathroom/backyard is dead.  Hire a licensed electrician to investigate further."

 

You think I joke, I had two inspectors (each with over 20 years experience) do that on different homes.

Aug 21, 2016 04:39 AM
Rainmaker
3,988,013
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

This safety electircal circuit is so important. On my new home walk throughs I explain them in great detail and how they are wired so the home owner can be prepared when one trips.

Aug 21, 2016 01:12 AM
Rainmaker
902,528
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

Something almost every inspector comments on.

Aug 21, 2016 12:49 AM
Rainmaker
7,871,066
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I like the answer by Ken Jones.

Aug 20, 2016 11:52 PM
Rainmaker
3,071,589
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

Lyn Sims nailed this one!

Aug 20, 2016 10:22 PM