EXHIBIT 23.1
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          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
   Statement on Form S-8 of our reports relating to the consolidated
   financial statements (which report expresses an unqualified opinion
   and includes explanatory paragraphs relating to the adoption of FASB
   Interpretation No. 48, ACCOUNTING  FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, on
   January 1, 2007 and the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting
   Standards No. 123(R), SHARE-BASED PAYMENT, on December 30, 2006) and
   financial statement schedule of Franklin Electric Co., Inc. and
   subsidiaries (the "Company") and the effectiveness of the Company's
   internal control over financial reporting dated March 4, 2009,
   appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
   ended January 3, 2009.


   /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
   Chicago, Illinois
   April 23, 2009