Unless you want the GFCI receptacle to be switched, keep the switch on the load side. Even better is to have the switch and GFCI separate, as there is no requirement for lights to be GFCI protected. Of course, unless that is a dedicated circuit for just that bathroom, there is no reason a light and GFCI receptacle should be on the same circuit.
@Mountaineer Outdoors Bathrooms are required to be on one or more dedicated branch circuits per NEC 210.11(C)(3), which is why I was saying lights and GFCIs should not be on the same circuit. There is an exception for a dedicated bathroom circuit supplying a single bathroom. Ditto the above for kitchen and microwave circuits and garage circuits. I should have clarified there are code reasons not to have GFCIs and lights on the same circuit in many instances, but no electrical reason not to.
If your GFI was working and started to act silly it may be good to replace it they do go bad often. I agree about the wire connectors. Yes I am an electrician.
Great video, well presented and easy to follow. I'd like to see how to wire and install a car charging station for my house, from the breaker box right through to the outdoor charger. Not sure if that's too expensive to demo, so maybe just diagrams and a walk through?
Hi, why isn't the line voltage (hot & neutral) first entering the GFCI outlet and then outward (load), i. e. hot to the switch, out of the switch and both hot & neutral to the light? Every outlet on our kitchen counter and all the wall outlets, including all the kitchen lights are powered by the load on the first outlet (gfci) on the kitchen counter, for years now.
You know what, I have been experiment with them now since that video and surprisingly I have grown to like them somewhat. I will be touching on them again in the future.
🤣🤣🤣 man, no seasoned electrician gonna be perplexed by by this! We know the load return MUST be terminated back into the gfci for it to ever work! 🤣 and if an electrician is stumped by this then he or she is probably a month into their apprenticeship!
The first ad pops up right when you flip to switch to show the gfci trip which doesn’t allow the viewer to actually see the light turn off.. would suggest moving for better viewer experience
Great idea I didn't know that. They place them in the videos wherever. I believe that I can move them and I will look into for sure. Thanks for the heads up and watching and commenting
No good, seasoned electrician would wire that switch in either manner or be baffled by this. Bathroom lighting circuits do not need gfci protection. An electrician would know this. If this were an outside light then yes.
Dude, if I were you, I’d stay away from electrical and plumbing work. How long did it take you to reinvent the wheel!!! What you showed in your video is a mistake 101 that can be prevented by anyone who can read the manual even if they aren’t electrician Stay away from electrical and plumbing work
so much talking and so many more wires because of the switch. Why don't you just show how to do it and be finished. Very hard to follow big fingers pointing everywhere
Unless you want the GFCI receptacle to be switched, keep the switch on the load side. Even better is to have the switch and GFCI separate, as there is no requirement for lights to be GFCI protected. Of course, unless that is a dedicated circuit for just that bathroom, there is no reason a light and GFCI receptacle should be on the same circuit.
Why? You can definitely do that... Explain??
@Mountaineer Outdoors Bathrooms are required to be on one or more dedicated branch circuits per NEC 210.11(C)(3), which is why I was saying lights and GFCIs should not be on the same circuit. There is an exception for a dedicated bathroom circuit supplying a single bathroom. Ditto the above for kitchen and microwave circuits and garage circuits.
I should have clarified there are code reasons not to have GFCIs and lights on the same circuit in many instances, but no electrical reason not to.
Good video on gfi,s. Why does my gfi sometimes trip when the gas oven ignitors come on? Thanks
Good question!
If your GFI was working and started to act silly it may be good to replace it they do go bad often. I agree about the wire connectors. Yes I am an electrician.
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Great video, well presented and easy to follow. I'd like to see how to wire and install a car charging station for my house, from the breaker box right through to the outdoor charger. Not sure if that's too expensive to demo, so maybe just diagrams and a walk through?
That would definitely be a great idea. If I ever install one I would definitely record it. Thanks for the idea
Hi, why isn't the line voltage (hot & neutral) first entering the GFCI outlet and then outward (load), i. e. hot to the switch, out of the switch and both hot & neutral to the light? Every outlet on our kitchen counter and all the wall outlets, including all the kitchen lights are powered by the load on the first outlet (gfci) on the kitchen counter, for years now.
You could do that
Of course. the GFCI should be (would be) hot all the time. Usable without turning the light on.
you are 100% correct. this guy is not a electrician. period.
@@悟入木三分 it’s a demonstration for educational purposes. It’s a temporary installation, not a permanent installation.
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I can see that you haven't been taught the correct way to use WAGO connectors. The bear wire should NEVER extend outside your WAGO .
You know what, I have been experiment with them now since that video and surprisingly I have grown to like them somewhat. I will be touching on them again in the future.
So in a nut shell what was the problem?
Neutral problem
So, bottom line, you had the load on the line side?
🤣🤣🤣 man, no seasoned electrician gonna be perplexed by by this! We know the load return MUST be terminated back into the gfci for it to ever work! 🤣 and if an electrician is stumped by this then he or she is probably a month into their apprenticeship!
He said bathroom as an example too. Light doesn’t need gfci protection in bath.
So smart you guys are. Never said that a light ever has to be gfci smh 🤦♂️. Troll on bruh
Great video can't wait for the follow up video .I used those wire nuts in my new house 🏠
The first ad pops up right when you flip to switch to show the gfci trip which doesn’t allow the viewer to actually see the light turn off.. would suggest moving for better viewer experience
Great idea I didn't know that. They place them in the videos wherever. I believe that I can move them and I will look into for sure. Thanks for the heads up and watching and commenting
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Great video.
Thank you I appreciate it you watching and commenting ☺
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He does everything that he says he never does or does not recomend doing???
Come on bruh
No good, seasoned electrician would wire that switch in either manner or be baffled by this. Bathroom lighting circuits do not need gfci protection. An electrician would know this. If this were an outside light then yes.
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Dude, if I were you, I’d stay away from electrical and plumbing work. How long did it take you to reinvent the wheel!!! What you showed in your video is a mistake 101 that can be prevented by anyone who can read the manual even if they aren’t electrician
Stay away from electrical and plumbing work
😂 😂. Well that was my very first day doing electrical work 😂 😂 😂
so much talking and so many more wires because of the switch. Why don't you just show how to do it and be finished. Very hard to follow big fingers pointing everywhere