WEBVTT - How a GFCI outlet works

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Brainstuff from how stuff works dot com where

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<v Speaker 1>smart happens. Hi Am Marshall Brain with today's question, how

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<v Speaker 1>does a g f CI outlet work? You probably have

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<v Speaker 1>one of these outlets in the kitchen or bathroom. It

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<v Speaker 1>has a red button on it. That outlet is called

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<v Speaker 1>a ground false circuit interruptor or g f c I.

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