myroncuz

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k you guys need to speak engrish cause i dont know what a gfi is. also ty, my landlord is a BI*CH. shes an old lady that always says :as per lease agreement blah blah blah" im required to fix it..doesnt help also that that outlet was never there before. we had to add that one.

06STI 808

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GFI outlet is one with like a breaker on it so when it overloads it blows there.

I know a lot of people are saying its not code but it's only a couple buck more than a regular outlet and its a lot better.

When the fire marshall came he suggested us to change most of ours since he said that will be the new code.

Maybe he was just concerend becuase we have a bunch of machines at one time running

brento

Ground fault interrupter (GFI)

The GFI is a "mini" breaker located inside an outlet within 10 feet of water (ie: a sink). This GFI "button" tends to be red with test/reset noted on it, located directly on the outlet cover. This prevents electrocution by shutting off power immediately if electrical current comes in contact with water.

A GFI is most likely located:

1.) In the bathroom.
2.) In the kitchen.
3.) In the garage.
4.) At the circuit breaker panel box.

all new buildings are required to have it. yours probably doesn't need it and since it is a rental screw them and put in a basic type.

brento

when i was re-doing my electrical outlets in it was something like $12 vs $3 between the outlets. in myron's case it is a rental so save the money for two meals.

06STI 808

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Oh okay thats why we needed it becuase our builing is fairly new

myroncuz

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i changed the outlets just now and still no power.. funny, i still seem to shock myself though.. so i know there must be current running through... brandon, come on by and help me out. or brento since your in aiea or ty cause you my friend or dale cuz you my friend.. lol

WRXed

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i'll try to come by on friday. give me a call to remind me.

myroncuz

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^^ok you know i will!!!!

bpang1

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^^^Oooooooh...BOOTY CALL!

myroncuz

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much mahalos to ty and brent for stopping by my place to help out.. ty, it ended up being the outlet thing-a-ma-bob up towards the ceiling.. a connector was melted.. much mahalos to both!!

Mystic_88

That 's really cool... good peeps

brento

no problem myron.

it was a wire connector that melted when a bare wire shorted. cleaned up the wires and that was it i hope.

sorry couldn't stay too long to chat. had lots of other stuff to take care.

-brent

sub-sonic

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man! im so glad that theres no fire code here in Iraq- our power strip that powers my TV is connected to a 100' xtension cord that's heavily tangled under my bed, up the
wall- across the room using it as clothes line- plug in to another power strip (duct taped) then to another power strip that i repaired from the salvage yard w/ other several mystery appliances plugged to it- finally to a 600w transformer thats also on a 50' extension cord (oh 'twas a 50' its 15' now after cutting out the bad part when we used it to tow the humvee) to 220v outlet with euro to american outlet receptacle adapter!:O

myroncuz

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hey no problem man. maybe ill see you at the tft cruise!! thanks