• normalexit@lemmy.world
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      GFCI outlets aren’t too expensive. If you own the place you should fix that. If you rent the place you should complain lol.

      • Empricorn@feddit.nl
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        I don’t think non-GFCI outlets are even compliant with code in most places! If you rent the place, demand they be made safe. Or maybe someone reports a shock or a small electrical fire happens…?

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        Don’t you need a ground wire for them to work? The electrical was put in in the 50s and so there is no ground, and rewiring the entire house is a headache

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      You may have a GFCI connected to it somewhere. If wired correctly, you only need one in a chain to do the job. It could be under the sink or something.