Both my mom’s house and my house, each circa 1960, have older outlet boxes that are too shallow for a standard GFCI. The boxes have the top and bottom that go in a little over an inch and then have a 45 degree slope section down to the back, which is probably less than two inches high (don’t have one in front of me here…) A standard GFCI hits the sloped sections and stops the standard GFCI from going all the way in, so it stands out about 3/16th of an inch. Does anyone know of a GFCI outlet that can fit these older outlets? I asked at my usual electrical supply house and they just sort of shrugged. I would prefer not having to tear the wall up to remove and replace these old boxes. And, yeah, I realize that they are probably undersized by current code, but they are on 15 amp circuits and I assume they are grandfathered in if I can find a GFCI that will fit. On a different circuit, I put in a GFCI breaker in the panel but I would prefer to put them in the wall so I don’t have to go outside to reset them when they are tripped. Thanks, Casey If my superb verbal description didn’t do the job, let me try some of my 1980’s style computer graphics for the side profile: __ |&sp>&sp> |&sp>&sp> | |__ /
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