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Which protection do I need?

Say where it is. We name the device, the reset and the rule.

Ground-fault protection comes in four forms — a receptacle, a breaker, a portable device on the cord, and the RCD the rest of the world uses. Which one is right depends on where the circuit is and what runs on it. Pick the place; add the equipment if you know it; every answer names the Code section behind it.

1 Where is it?
2 What will run on it? optional — it decides the reset