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Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by dionidium on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @03:59PM (#34344704)
Every GFCI outlet has a line side and a load side designed specifically for protecting additional downstream outlets. it's perfectly safe and legal (and a great way to protect multiple outlets, especially in older houses with ungrounded outlets).

What OP is saying is that one of those downstream outlets can trip the GFCI and if you don't know which GFCI it tripped, then you have to go looking.

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Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by yamtaddle on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @04:16PM (#34344981)
Right, that. And it's not like they're intolerable or anything, but they do represent a pretty high percentage of the time I spend messing with my house's electrical system. It's probably light bulbs (I swear, all but the crazy-expensive LED bulbs are blatantly lying about their lifespan, like by a literal order of magnitude) then GFCI stuff after that.
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