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GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter)

In French: DDFT (disjoncteur différentiel de fuite à la terre)

Definition

A device that cuts power in a fraction of a second when it detects current leaking to ground, for example through water or a person. It protects outdoor outlets. A plug-in landscape transformer goes into a protected outdoor outlet; adding an outlet or a circuit is work for a CMEQ electrician.

Also called

  • GFCI outlet
  • GFI

Other names in French

  • prise DDFT
  • disjoncteur de fuite à la terre

Sources

  1. The RBQ states that electrical installations must always be done by a contractor holding the right licence, even in your own house.

    Travaux que vous pouvez faire vous-même · Régie du bâtiment du Québec