What Is the Difference Between GFCI and AFCI Outlets?
February 27, 2025
As often as you use outlets in your daily life, you may not think about the difference between one outlet and another until it comes
Houston GFCI & AFCI Installations
Protection Against Electrocution & Fires!
Never worry about electrocutions or electrical fires from your outlets again. Now required by the Texas electrical code, GFCI and AFCI safety devices are meant to detect dangerous fault conditions and shut down the power before it can go on to cause any damage.
Houston GFCI Outlets
A ground-fault circuit interrupter or GFCI is an electrical outlet that is designed to have an additional line of defense to protect from accidental electrocution. It works by shutting down electricity from the circuit the moment it detects that there is a difference in the amount of energy that is passing through the device.
At Universal Home Experts, we recommend that you install GFCI faults throughout your home to make it a much safer place. In fact, GFCI faults are now required by electrical code to be installed in certain areas of your home where moisture is present.
