Whether you're going through the custom home building process or have recently had a home inspection completed on an older home, one topic that has certainly come up is the Ground Fault Circuit Interruptor, otherwise known as GFCI.
GFCI refers to an unintentional flow of electricity between an electrical current and a grounded surface. If you don't have some form of protection in place, anyone that comes in contact with the energized part could be shocked. Without GFCI protection, someone holding a broken electrical cord from a hair dryer could be electrocuted if they touched a plumbing fixture, for example.