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Why is a ground fault circuit interrupter necessary for electrical devices that are used around water?
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Water could provide a path to ground for current. This path may be fairly high impedance; high enough that a standard breaker protecting the device would not operate. A ground fault interruptor is used to sense a "loss of current" to ground between the source and its' return. this can be much more sensitive compared to a typical overload breaker, and so provides better protection for this type of situation.
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30 mAmp rating devices are commercially available.
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