# Another GFCI problem!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gfci-problem/348639>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 16, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gfci-problem/348639 "2006-03-16T19:36:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gfci-problem/348639/21 "2006-03-18T06:39:57Z")

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> [@danceswithcats](#):
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> In addition to your above notation, those receptacles downstream must also be marked “GFCI Protected” per 406.3 (D)(3)(c) 2005 NEC. Darn few folks comply with these requirements anyway. 😉

Yeah, I guess they think those stickers are in there to play with. Heh.

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gfci-problem/348639/22 "2006-03-19T04:54:25Z")

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> [@Q.E.D.](#):
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> Yeah, I guess they think those stickers are in there to play with. Heh.

Customers with wallpapered receptacle covers don’t take kindly to those labels, either. Sorry, Ma’am-it has to go there. I know it looks icky.

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