Bathroom outlet with no GFCI
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Retrofitting a GFCI receptacle in the bathroom is one of the cheapest meaningful safety improvements available in this stock.
This is most common in homes built roughly 1940 to 1980. Post-war and mid-century — copper supply, aging cast iron stacks, 60 to 100 amp panels, first-generation central air.
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- Federal Pacific or Zinsco panel
- Two-prong outlets throughout the house
- Cloth-covered cable visible in the attic or basement
- Fuse panel, or a 60 amp service
- Fuse larger than the wire it protects
- Ceiling fan mounted to a standard light box
- Knob-and-tube still energised
- No GFCI protection anywhere in the house
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