Electrical Wiring Residential
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781285170954
Author: Ray C. Mullin, Phil Simmons
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 16, Problem 8R
GFCI breakers or GFCI receptacles are relatively expensive. How would you arrange the wiring of the garage circuit B23 to make as economical an installation as possible that complies with the Code? __________________________________________________
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Chapter 16 Solutions
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