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**stevem** · February 18th, 2013, 08:12 PM

first a gfci is not the same as a power strip or even a breaker
a power strip or a breaker should trip off if it is overloaded. I said should I have had breakers go bad and not kick off when even shorting
a gfci is for one thing only to kick off if u loose ground or an appliance is ground out
if you r touching a fixture or pump that is groundiing out and u hav eyour hand in water in will shut off and u will not die
i have had a light slip into my tank and as a reaction I reached for it, instead of me frying my gfci kicked off
the power strip will kick off if u overload the circuit instead of starting a fire.
add up you wattage and make sure the strip and your breaker can handle it if not split them up on another.

February 18th, 2013, 08:12 PM	#16
stevem Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 687 Rep Power: 34	wattage first a gfci is not the same as a power strip or even a breaker a power strip or a breaker should trip off if it is overloaded. I said should I have had breakers go bad and not kick off when even shorting a gfci is for one thing only to kick off if u loose ground or an appliance is ground out if you r touching a fixture or pump that is groundiing out and u hav eyour hand in water in will shut off and u will not die i have had a light slip into my tank and as a reaction I reached for it, instead of me frying my gfci kicked off the power strip will kick off if u overload the circuit instead of starting a fire. add up you wattage and make sure the strip and your breaker can handle it if not split them up on another.