Carver 33 SUPER SPORT, Owner'S Manual

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This breaker controls the flow of electricity to the air conditioning
unit and its water pump.
3.3.2.15 Spare
These breakers are reserved for aftermarket accessories you install
on your boat.
3.4 Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters
When someone receives an electrical shock through a GFCI receptacle,
the current flowing to the receptacle continues flowing through the
person’s body and into any grounded object the person is touching or
standing on. Thus, the current does not return from the receptacle
through the appropriate wire. The GFCI “sees” this difference in current
and shuts off power to the receptacle. This limits the amount of time the
person is being shocked to a brief moment, which can reduce the amount
of injury to the person.
Any electrical shock from the AC electrical system, even through a GFCI
receptacle, can cause death or serious injury. Always seek immediate
medical attention after receiving such a shock.
3.4.1 GFCI Receptacle Locations
Three GFCI receptacles are installed on your boat. Each one protects a
group of receptacles that can include both open outlets and those that
are already in use for built-in equipment. A GFCI receptacle is located:
• In the port aft corner of the salon, to protect the port receptacles,
except for those in the galley.
• In the galley above the trash container, to protect the galley recep-
tacles.
• In the cockpit on the side of the starboard side deck staiway, to
protect the starboard receptacles.
3.4.2 Testing GFCI Receptacles
The GFCI receptacles are identified by Test and Reset buttons located
between the receptacles’ two outlets.
Test each GFCI receptacle once every week:
1. Press the Test button. If the GFCI is operating normally, this cuts
the power supply to the GFCI receptacle and to all other receptacles
on that circuit.