On October 31, 2018 at 11:03, highfigh said...
I suspect the second outlet was installed after the place was open and they had "their guy" do the work. If they had been installed during construction, they might have used Decora for both.
On October 31, 2018 at 13:47, Ernie Gilman said...
This doesn't quite make sense. If only the first outlet was installed during construction, a single gang plate would handle the GFI. Adding a second outlet later would have meant drywall work... if there even was a four inch box behind the plate.
Ernie, have you never seen a hair drier at a hotel that is hardwired? This gang box could’ve had a hardwired hair drier and the gfi next to it. And then they decided to remove the hair drier and install a regular outlet.
But it does also begs the question... was the hair drier protected by the already there gfi? Or if it wasn’t, did it have its own gfi? In which case, the original electrician installed it properly as it had its own gfi.
KOT
