Seimens GFI

[kwired]

"supply house", or is it "distribution"

even a supply house who buys direct from a US company who makes the crud in China is at risk, because the stuff doesnt magically transfer like Willy Wonker movie. it has to be loaded onto trucks, moved on ships, passed through ports, etc etc etc.

obviously its less risky if everything is facilitated in the US, but just about everything in electrical industry is made outside the US.

Well you can't trust anything out there if you take that approach unless you designed and made it yourself, or personally inspected it throughout the manufacturing process.

If you buy from Siemens approved distributors, you have to at least assume Siemens is going to warranty it. Recalls still happen to otherwise good product lines at times.