漏ろう電でん遮しゃ断だん器き

noun

earth leakage circuit breaker; ground fault circuit interrupter; residual current device

Electrical safety device that cuts off power when a leakage current is detected. Technical term used in electrical engineering and building standards.

• 漏ろう電でん遮しゃ断だん器きが作さ動どうして、家いえ中じゅうの電でん気きが切きれた。

  The earth leakage circuit breaker tripped and cut off the electricity in the whole house.

• 水みず回まわりには必かならず漏ろう電でん遮しゃ断だん器きを取とり付つけてください。

  Be sure to install a ground fault circuit interrupter near water sources.