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[mark]

Originally Posted by Milad

what about one GFCI on the wall outlet, one extension cord GFCI plugged into the wall outlet GFCI and one grounding probe plugged into the other socket of the wall GFCI? and everything else on the extension cord GFcI

why GFCI in series?

plug your equipment into a GFCI. Can plug in a regular powerbar into a GFCI and everything into it would be protected. If splitting load, use multiply GFCI, just not interconnected.

Ground probe doesn't need to go into the GFCI ground, any ground would do.

[Milad]

do be super safe! what if one GFCI fails?

Originally Posted by mark

why GFCI in series?

plug your equipment into a GFCI. Can plug in a regular powerbar into a GFCI and everything into it would be protected. If splitting load, use multiply GFCI, just not interconnected.

Ground probe doesn't need to go into the GFCI ground, any ground would do.

[StirCrazy]

only problem is you can't use a grounding probe and a GFI togeather or your equipment will be always tripping. unless you have absolutly no voltage leak which.

A GFI is enough to protect you, other wise code would require us to have grounding probes in our sinks as well as close outlets haveing GFI breakers.

Steve

[mark]

Sure you can, running both for 4+ years and have only one trip.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by mark

Sure you can, running both for 4+ years and have only one trip.

thats cuz you don't have any leakage. Grounding probes don't solve the problem they hid it, a GFI is realy all you require and if it trips you have a problem.

I split my equipment up between 4 GFI's my self I ran two heaters two MH lights and two actinic ect all set up on different GFIs. this solves the problem if one trips you don't lose everything.

Steve

[mark]

Though they say a GFCI will trip fast enough to protect you still rather it trips on a ground probe than using me as the path to ground.

[outacontrol]

Thats the purpose of the GFCI it trips before the electricity uses you as a path to ground.