First Class Wiring A Gfci Circuit

Leave enough wire for the receptacle to be pulled at least 4 6 inches from the box and attach any bare or green grounding.

Wiring a gfci circuit. It means all the connected loads to the load terminals of gfci are protected. Wiring a gfci outlet with combo switch outlet receptacle light switch. The following wiring shows an ordinary outlet has been wired and protected through a double pole gfci circuit breaker.

Shows install of gfi gfci ground fault circuit interrupter and electrical uses. Turn circuit breaker off. Take out the existing electrical outlet.

Verify that the gfci breaker matches the circuit wiring. Same like above wiring diagram for 1 pole gfci cb the builtin white wire on the back side of gfci must be connected to the neutral bar in the main db. The hot source is spliced to the line terminal on the receptacle and to one terminal on the light switch.

The toggle switch in the combo switch outlet controls the first light bulb while the single way switch controls the second bulb. The tripping circuit breaker of the gfci outlet and other outlets is most likely due to a problem with the wiring to the outlets or another problem within the circuit wiring. Electrical troubleshooting will be required to.

In this gfci outlet wiring and installation diagram the combo switch outlet spst single way switch and ordinary outlet is connected to the load side of gfci. Use a 15 amp breaker with 14 gauge wire and a 20 amp breaker with 12 gauge wire. 2 yellow wire nuts.

Do not depend on the circuit breaker labels often times these are mislabeled. This diagram illustrates wiring a gfci receptacle and light switch in the same outlet box a common arrangement in a bathroom with limited space. Use care when using the load side of a gfci.