Thread: Electrocution
View Single Post
Old 07-15-2020, 07:19 PM   #2
jbolty
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 690
Thanks: 327
Thanked 267 Times in 160 Posts
Default

If a gfci breaker or outlet is not wired correctly it will almost never allow it self to set.

They do go bad and usually fail open but that's why there is a test button we all ignore.

The normal breakers do nothing other than trip if the current flow exceeds the rating; they are there to protect the wires. They do not trip based on anything with the grounding unless it's a dead short or close to it.
jbolty is online now   Reply With Quote