Electrical safety system with timer

A method of providing electricity to a device, comprising:

• providing an input line;
• connecting the input line to a ground fault circuit interrupter module;
• connecting the input line to a device;
• disconnecting the input line from the device by using a solenoid to open one or more switches when a current sensor senses an undesired change in current;
• providing a timer module in communication with the ground fault circuit interrupter module;
• responsive to receipt of a close timer signal from the timer module, generating, by the ground fault circuit interrupter module, a control signal for connecting the input line to the device by using the solenoid to close the one or more switches, wherein a close timer signal from the timer module indicates that the device should be energized;
• and
• responsive to receipt of an open timer signal from the timer module, generating, by the ground fault circuit interrupter module, a control signal for disconnecting the input line from the device by using the solenoid to open the one or more switches, wherein the open timer signal from the timer module indicates that the device should not be energized.

An electrical safety system comprising:

• an input line;
• an electrical load in electrical communication with the input line via one or more communication paths;
• one or more switches configured to selectively open or close the one or more communication paths between the input line and the electrical load;
• a ground fault circuit interrupter module comprising:
• a sensor coil for monitoring current passing from the input line to the electrical load and for producing a current signal;
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• a ground fault circuit interrupter circuit in electrical communication with the sensor coil, wherein the ground fault circuit interrupter circuit is configured to open and close the one or more switches;
• a timer module comprising:
• a timer circuit configured to generate a timer signal, the timer signal adapted for transmission to the ground fault circuit interrupter module;
• a selector switch in electrical communication with the timer circuit;
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• a visual display in electrical communication with the timer circuit and configured to display an indication related to the timer signal generated by the timer circuit;
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• wherein, responsive to receipt of at least one of the current signal and the timer signal, the ground fault circuit interrupter circuit opens or closes the one or more switches.