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AMD Phreak
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reply to nunya

Re: Backstabbed?

Good points I forgot about the nightlights being possibly polarized. I know other devices really don't matter, but some do. Might change them back....

I am for sure going to swap out the direct wired to a pig-tailed outlet or switch.

Here is another question. While I am at all of this, should I replace the GFCI outlets too? I would assume they would likely need to be replaced with the house being this old (built circa 1995)?

I wonder if I should even swap out breakers to AFCI?
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fifty nine

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said by AMD Phreak:

Here is another question. While I am at all of this, should I replace the GFCI outlets too? I would assume they would likely need to be replaced with the house being this old (built circa 1995)?

Several of mine weren't working (they wouldn't trip with the "test" button nor with a ground fault tester). I would test them and replace if necessary. They are $15 a pop though.

I wonder if I should even swap out breakers to AFCI?

I'm not bothering with that yet. Maybe when I have some money laying around, but at $40 a breaker, I am cringing at the thought. It could easily be out ~$800 with the breakers in my panel (CH/Eaton BR type breakers) if I were to swap them to AFCI.

Maybe if the price would come down a bit...

Yeah I know, fire safety and all of that, but...

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