What's The Importance Of GFCI Receptacle

American with the 2014 and 2017 National Electrical Code requiring all kitchen and laundry circuits to have arc fault and ground fault protection, consumers have two options for compliance – a dual-function AFCI/GFCI breaker, or pairing an AFCI circuit creaker with a GFCI receptacle at point-of-use, wired to extend protection to all regular outlets downstream. But it is only the latter option which meets code while bringing additional advantages through easier troubleshooting and faster resets