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[RC] electric cords and horses - Jonni Jewell

If you do not have an electrician, and do not have ground fault circuit
interrupters on your electric outlets for the barn etc., you can buy
"portable" GFI's at Home Depot and such. They plug into the socket first,
then you plug your cord into them. This is what we used for the plug for out
drain hole water trough de-icer. I would not have ANY electric cords or
plugs around the horses that they could get their teeth into, but if you
must, this is a safety measure that may save your horses life. The GFI's
detect ANY fluctuation in the current, and will pop the power off to the
cord. Here is a link to just one portable GFI, so you can see what some look
like. I think mine were around $10 each. We have them on the heat lamps and
heated dog mats for the small critter sleeping areas, and the de-icer for
the trough.
Jonni in TX


<http://www.sportys.com/shoptool/information/products/Portable_Ground_Fault_
Interrupter.html>



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