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I was outside this afternoon with the kids. They were playing in the pool, and I had a box fan running in the garage to cool off while I puttered around gassing up the lawn mower and preparing to do some yard work. I looked up and there stood my 2 1/2 year old daughter, dripping wet, trying to pull the plug of the fan out of the extension cord. She had it gripped tight and was pulling as hard as she could. I started to go to her as quickly as I could but before I took a step, I heard 'click' as the GFCI tripped.
She giggled because the fan stopped, daddy about had a effing heart attack, and I took the cord away from her (it was partially pulled out). I rerouted the cord and moved the fan so she couldn't get to it again, then reset the breaker. I can't tell you how thankful I am I had this in my garage. If you have a plug outdoors or in a garage that isn't GFCI protected, replace it NOW.
She giggled because the fan stopped, daddy about had a effing heart attack, and I took the cord away from her (it was partially pulled out). I rerouted the cord and moved the fan so she couldn't get to it again, then reset the breaker. I can't tell you how thankful I am I had this in my garage. If you have a plug outdoors or in a garage that isn't GFCI protected, replace it NOW.