I just had my whole house rewired and have the outlets with the rest buttons in the kitchen. First day home and the slots where the plug goes appears to have plastic (?) over it. The plug will not go in the slots. Thanks.
Susie

Remove the plastic plugs.

Sounds like you have tamper resistant GFCI receptacles. ChildOutletSafety :: FAQs This type of GFCI is not required by code but should function correctly if you know how they work. Make sure both prongs of your plug are pushed in simultaneously.

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Originally Posted by ballengerb1

Sounds like you have tamper resistant GFCI receptacles. ChildOutletSafety :: FAQs This type of GFCI is not required by code but should function correctly if you know how they work. Make sure both prongs of your plug are pushed in simultaneously.

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This is true except that if the whole house was truly rewired then the TR receptacles were almost certainly required.

They can be very hard to plug things in for sure.

That's an interesting comment. Is there a code that now requires GFCI to be TP? What about AFCI?

Down here, it depends on when the Permit was issued.
Arc Faults throughout, Tamper proof GFI's, etc.

Up here, GFCI not required to be TP unless in a school or hospital. Arc in bedrooms only but I do need to brush up on local codes too.

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Originally Posted by ballengerb1

Thats an interesting comment. Is there a code that now requires GFCI to be TP? What about AFCI?

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406.12 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles for Dwelling Units.
In all areas specified in 210.52, all nonlocking-type 125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles shall be listed tamper-resistant receptacles.

What areas are listed in 210? To me this means if you have them they must be labeled.

210.52 is basically all receptacles in a dwelling.
It is a BIG section.

Listing is not the same as labeling. They mean it must be a listed TR receptacle. IE: you cannot just pop in a child-proof cap into a regular receptacle.