Test buttons: Use the test buttons whenever you want to test a GFCI or AFCI breaker. Simply press the button to disrupt the electrical current, then check to see if the breaker tripped as intended.

When a switch is open (off), there is a gap in the circuit. Electricity cannot travel around the circuit. When a switch is closed (on), it makes the circuit complete.

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