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   mgmahan | Mar 09, 2024 07:12pm | #1

   You can install a GFI breaker for every circuit that requires GFI protection somewhere. Or you can install an outlet wherever required. Or you can install a feed through outlet where the first GFI outlet is required and use it to protect the rest down the line. If you use a feed through you should. know that although the outlet is. rated 20A the feed through may be rated at 15 or 20A,

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   robbyve | Mar 12, 2024 03:21pm | #3

   Thank you very much!

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   mistered1957 | Mar 09, 2024 07:22pm | #2

   When GFCI is required, either a GFCI breaker OR a GFCI outlet will do the job. I prefer using GFCI outlets, as they can be reset without a trip to the electrical panel. Also, a GFCI outlet costs roughly $20, and a GFCI breaker about $50, so the outlet is cheaper. A GFCI outlet can also protect "downstream" outlets, so you can further decrease the cost per protected outlet. Of course the GFCI breaker provides protection for every outlet it feeds, which can also reduce the cost per outlet...

   I don't know the size of your project, but you should review the code as AFCI and GFCI outlets or breakers are required in most new circuits...

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   robbyve | Mar 12, 2024 03:21pm | #4

   Thanks a lot!

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   Vince_Broody67 | Mar 13, 2024 05:07am | #5

   Having GFI outlets doesn't necessarily mean you need GFI breakers everywhere. GFI outlets are designed to protect whatever's plugged into them, so if there's a fault, they'll trip before things get hairy.

   GFI breakers, on the other hand, protect the entire circuit, which can be handy if you've got non-GFI outlets downstream that need some extra safety. It's all about how much protection you want and where you want it.

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   robbyve | Mar 16, 2024 01:47pm | #6

   Thank you very much!