GFCI outlet is the must item in every American family.
GFCI Grount Fault Interrupter leakage protection sockets are suitable for places prone to leakage due to their sophisticated leakage detection function and extremely fast power-off performance. They are especially suitable for sockets for high-end electrical appliances and are also high-end substitutes for ordinary sockets. They are essential safety protection equipment for factories, schools, hotels, homes and other public places (kitchens, bathrooms, garages, basements, laundry rooms, classrooms, restrooms, laboratories, dormitories, public bathrooms, corridors, etc.
The GFI socket is a mandatory installation standard in North America. It is a mandatory safety device in the United States and must be replaced every 3 years. Therefore, the United States has formed a huge market of at least 3 billion US dollars per year. Since 1968, swimming pool underwater lighting in the United States needs GFCI protection, since 1973, all outdoor sockets, since 1975, all bathroom sockets, since 1978, all garage sockets, since 1987, all kitchen sockets, since 1990, all sockets in the foundation and basement, since 1993, all sockets near the wine cabinet bar drain device, since 2005, all washing machine sockets, in addition, some movable devices also need GFCI protection, such as hair dryers used indoors, lawn mowers used in outdoor courtyards, as well as electric drills and electric saws. Because it is mandatory in the United States and needs to be replaced every two years, from this level, it is not only a necessity for production and life, but also a consumer product, and its market will only increase, not shrink!
The companies producing and selling similar products in the U.S. market mainly include LEVITON, LEGRAND COOPER, Pass&Sym, HUBELL, TOWER and other foreign companies, as well as Hong Kong's DEFOND, mainland China's ELEGRP and Suzhou Lumeis Electric Appliances, which also played an important role in the North American market.