Master Electrician Dad Quizzes Son about GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) Outlets, Thoughts?

Now let's talk about GFCI's. Can you tell me where this is required in a residence? >> GFCI's are required in the kitchen, the bathrooms, anywhere it's [music] going to be damp, right? Damp locations. Damp locations, okay. Well let's go back though. Kitchens, where in the kitchen is this required? We need them definitely near the sink because of the water. Everywhere now. The code has changed. It's made it ridiculous. When I was your age, we would never put a refrigerator on a GFCI. >> Why? Because it nuisance trips because of the motor. Things are different now. Things are inverter, things are more efficient, but back in the day, you used to have compressors. They kick on, that would trip a GFCI off. In fact, we would never put this on a sump pump. Okay. Right? Because a sump pump, if this trips off, you flood in the house. Is this now required for a sump pump? Yeah. It is. Yeah, cuz it's in a damp location, the basement, right? >> you believe that? But the reason why that code is changing were >> [music] >> because of the technology inside. These do not nuisance trip as much as they used to based [music] on the technology inside of it.