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If you are planning for new home wiring then for places where water is present in plenty, you need to install a GFCI electrical outlet. GFCI stands for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter. This outlet has a built-in circuit breaker designed to protect you from electrical shocks and to prevent your home’s circuit breaker panel from shorting out.

GFCI outlets are mainly used in Kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms and outdoor locations. These are places where water is constantly used. These outlets are also popular at wet bar locations, unfinished basements, garages and crawl space. In short at all the places where humidity is high a GFCI outlet is preferred.

No doubt a fuse protects a house from electrical fire but a GFCI outlet provides a localized circuit breaker where the danger of electric shock is highest. One more important thing to note is that, when wired correctly, a GFCI outlet will protect all the other outlets in the circuit that follow it.

You should always avoid touching an electrical device with wet hand as electricity flows very fast through water. Kitchen and bathroom are two such places where you need both water and electricity. So a better solution to be safe is to use a GFCI outlet. It can easily sense a problem in current flow and in that case it stops the power supply to reduce the chance of any hazard.

There are three holes in a GFCI outlet. For ground point there is a round shaped hole in the middle, for neutral point there is a small slit and for hot side a large slit. Its main feature is that it prevents electrical shocks even in water and is very fast in detecting any problem.

A GFCI constantly monitors the flow of electricity between the two sides. As long as everything is working and stable, there are no problems. But as soon as there is a deviation in the current flow, the GFCI trips out and cuts the flow of electricity.

When it comes to changing an outlet many people think that a GFCI outlet is very difficult to install but in actual, things are different. GFCI outlet installation is similar to any other installation. You just need to switch off the main circuit breaker and to avoid any risk, use tools with insulated handles. After taking these precautions just follow the instructions from installation guide and you can successfully end your installation.

Hence, if you do not have GFCI outlets at your home then go today and bring a GFCI outlet to install in your home. If you will call a professional for this he will charge you a lot. So better is to do it yourself, by using right tools and following proper steps.

Scott Rodgers is an author with ample experience in electricians work all over the country. His exemplary guidance has generated business for a lot many Tunnel Hill Electricians and White Electricians .