Welcome to Ask A Trainer from F.H. Furr, who answers questions from local homeowners about home comfort services and maintenance. Recently, a question came in about testing your GFCI outlet to be sure ...

Q: I went to use my hairdryer in the bathroom, but I discovered some of the outlets have stopped working. My GFCI test button won’t push in when I try to reset it, but nothing has tripped in the ...

Ground fault circuit interrupter receptacles, otherwise known as GFCI’s, help prevent electrocution by stopping the flow of electricity through an outlet when a problem is detected. GFCI’s do however ...

Many a homeowner has had the experience of losing power halfway through a morning shave or blow-dry. A quick run to the breaker panel to see what happened doesn’t help at all. None of the breakers ...

Seems just about every time we have a hard rain like last week, the circuit breaker in our hall bathroom kicks off. The circuit breaker is the one that doubles as an outlet. Obviously this should not ...

Tests itself every 3 sec Automatic shutter system helps prevent improper insertion of foreign objects Available in 15A/125V or 20A/125V duplex models The Pass & Seymour Self-Test GFCI with SafeLock ...