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Indeed, the breakers are horribly expensive, so much so that some stores keep them in a locked cabinet, they tend to grow feet and walk off. I would seriously consider buying GFCI outlets and installing them. They are $7 to $10 each, and the last time I looked, a GFCI breaker runs close to $40 each. If your circuit strings from one to the next, you only need one to protect the rest of the run. Last time I looked at both Lowes and HD, they both had GE GFCI breakers. They are in sealed plastic packages and not in the cardboard bin boxes with the other breakers. You say older GE panel and not knowing which one or how old, the later type breakers may not fit. If your panelboard will take GE Q-Line breakers, they do make them, if it is not a Q-Line board, they apparently do not make a GFCI breaker to fit. See the link at the bottom for the GE GFCI Q-Line info. Many breakers are interchangeable from brand to brand, the one inch wide Siemens/ITE/GE/Murray/Bryant, etc all will swap. Yes, the panel is marked to use only listed breakers by the panelboard manufacturer, so interchanging is technically not legal in most instances (but it works just fine) but Siemens (and some other companies) manufacture breakers which are CLASSIFIED models, that UL has approved to be used in other brands of panelboards, as specified by the maker of the replacement breaker. Link
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