How To Wire A GFCI And Receptacle
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- How To Wire A GFCI And Receptacle. In this video I will show you how to wire up a GFI and make a receptacle GFI protected. This will save you money and it so easy to do. I will list below the tools I used to an amazon link for easy ordering if you choose.
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Finally I have found someone that explains how the system works in Layman’s terms.Thank you!
Always my pleasure. I appreciate your comment and watching ☺
Wouldn't the gauge of the wire used, be rated for the breaker size. Correct Me if wrong, I'm just trying to learn but according to Canadian Electrical code the maximum sized wire that can be used on a 15amp breaker is 14gauge or 14/2 Romex. I'm in Ontario so this could be a Local Code.
Just looking for Clarification on that.
According to my knowledge in Ontario you could only use a 12/2 wire is if the breaker is a single pole 20amp, and addition to the wire
Size being 12/2 with a 20amp SP Breaker all Recepticles in that circuit shall be rated for 20amps.
Everything you said is exactly right. I don't know the Canadian code but your comment is exactly right
NOW, I UNSERSTOOD ALL THAT , BUT A QUESTION? DOES THE BREAKER HAVE TO ALSO BE GFIC? TEHY ARE LIKE 50$$$$ OR CAN IT BE A REGULAR BREAKER? 7$$$$?????
Regular breaker if you are using gfcis
Used the search and weeded down to this video which is the exact one I needed. I'm adding power to my greenhouse from the GFCI outlet on the side of garage and needed to understand how to wire into receptacle and make the outlets secure. Very informative and easy to understand
video.THANKS!
My pleasure I am glad that this had helped you. Have a great day ☺
Can I use this in kitchen
Absolutely gfci protection is a must
Nice! I'm no electrician but I just installed receptacles on a rental property of mine. Check out my latest video😁👍🏾
Instead of daisy chaining the outlets off the GFCI, can you wire two outlets straight from a single GFCI?
I'd like to see you wire a GFCI Outlet that 3 main romex wires run to. Because I have 5 outlets in my bedroom that all work oddly enough, but they were showing hot/neu rev until I got to the last outlet to check, and it's showing open ground 😵💫 and now all of them read as "open ground" which makes no sense because it has 3 ground wires spliced in to 1 and is screwed to the outlet (it's not a GFCI Outlet) but they're all grounded. So I am quit perplexed as to what is going on, all of the outlets work, but I do know that it shouldn't be that way and isn't safe (even tho it's been the same way for at least 6 years now) I am learning more about electricity and how to check these types of things and to hopefully correct/fix the issue. But I have to admit this one really is weird! Anyway if you are able to get to this in time and can get back to me (or do a video about it) that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Keep up the great work. Because most people should be able to do the types of jobs I've seen you do so far. 🙏
That does sound confusing what did you finally find out??
Hi I just installed the gfci it’s showing power to the outlet but it won’t reset therefore outlets won’t work 🤦🏽♀️ 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
Sound like you may have it wired to the load side?
Since you offered to help ,I have a question. I'm trying to wire a foot switch to bring power to power tools. I need to wire in couple of outlets. One will be a GFIC. I have a three wire cable, Black, White, and Green. The paddle switch has DPDT terminals. That's the area that I need the help.with Which terminal gets the line, blk. conductor. and which gets the load, wht. conductor going to the GFIC? Thanks for your instruction. I appreciate the help. Thanks
Well I have never wired up one ....but if you email me the pic of your set up the terminals Id be happy to give my thoughts on it
I have a a duplex in my master bath that is a regular device (not a GFCI), but must be GFCI protected from one upstream somewhere because it has the "GFCI PROTECTED OUTLET" sticker on it.
I want to add an outlet directly on the other side of the wall from it. How do I do that? There are already two hots, two neutrals and a ground connected to this device.
Whatever you add off that Recep will be gfci protected.if you want to do that you can just make a pig tail off your wires and cut in your box.
So the GFCI always needs to be fed directly through the panel ( a homerun), it's the first in your circuit and then your daisy chain comes off that ? Correct?
If the GFCI is fed directly from the panel, can you daisy chain off of it in both directions?...so that 3 romex lines come out of your box ( total of 9 individual wires).
I'm doing a kitchen which needs 2 circuits ( for my counter tops), my fed is coming 50 ft from the panel up through the basement in the middle of the kitchen to the GFCI and then I've daisy chained off of it to the right ( skipping every other one) but I'd like to continue the circuit to the left, so can I feed off the GFCI both ways ?
Sure I don't see any problems with that
Dude I'm north of you. Color code your square tips. biggest Is black, second biggest Is red ,third Is green, smallest Is yellow. Get the electrical tape and tape your square tip screw drivers on the metal part, not the handle. Makes It alot better when you want the red or green right away. I know those screw driver your using you can't do that. With your single screw drivers you can. Hey thanks, you Inspire.
I appreciate your kind words and the tip.. I will have to do that
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Glad your using 12 gauge....14 is the BARE minimum to meet 'standards' as is most things tech. Go the xtra mile, 12 is bestus. Try drilling or reaming out those holes, to measured depth only, but only the plastic. 12 should go in , then tighten screw...
I agree I hate going into a home that is wired with 14.then you go to the panel and every beakers is a 20. Not a good thing
good evening Im having an issue. I'm plugging everything in correctly however as soon as I plug anything into my GFCI-protected receptacle pop goes that weezel and it will not reset until I unplug it. I'm a new electrician can you please help me. Thank you.
Honestly sounds to me like whatever you have plugged in is faulty? Is it everything you plug in? And is it a metal box?
Can you wire two loads from a GFCI? Our home came with a GFCI outlet that was feeding two separate electrical lines in the same box - they were pigtailed together and connected to the load lines, and all THREE grounds were pigtailed and connected to the ground green screw. Outlet tester was showing no grounding though
If it was showing no ground it may not be all the way back to the panels. Maybe someone upgraded some of the wire but not all the way back to the panel.
Ty for your videos BUT it would be very helpful if you focused your camera on the work being performed. Don't mind seeing you but as.long as we hear you and see the work that would be nice. Tks
Definitely noted. I have been focusing more on that with the new upcoming electrical videos this year. Thanks for the comment and watching ☺
Good video could be better. You use terms that many will not be familiar with. For example at 4:07 you state " you have to make sure you know which is down stream and which is home run" This only helps your viewers if they know what these terms mean. Simple terms are better. You have to make sure you know which cable comes from the service panel/breaker box and which cable goes to the outlet.
I truly appreciate your comment. I love the constructive criticism and I will definitely take this and remember that in upcoming videos. Have a great day and thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Can you show how to wire a leviton GFCI switch with a outlet . The GFCI has 2 black wires on the top right corner that says switch wires. My application is a switch for a porch light and a outlet for a plug and it also has wires for a load receptacle. Thank You Mike Ploetner
I actually have a video coming out on this very item very soon. Thank you for watching and commenting ☺
Hi. A friend is in the process of selling and has their certificate of occupancy coming tomo. One on the list was for basement and garage to be gfci protected. After watching this i can see that the gfci can be connected to more than itself. So how do we figure out if all of them are connected to a gfci? I have a tester, but assume that's just to be sure the gfci works not to locate which ones are actually protected?
Update:
So, I Wrote as I was watching and you've just answered it. Lol, but I dont see more than one gfci in the basement so can we put a new gfci in any regular outlet and have it protect the others its connected to? Thanks.
So if you already have your basement gfci protected you don't have to add another one. As long they are protected by one gfci your golden. Your question though you can definitely put s gfci anywhere there is a regular recap for sure.
This question isn’t gfci related but I have a 3 way light switch what happens if some of the wires are mixed. I tried a couple ways and the light still turns on…
Won't matter, just may not work correctly
So just to be clear. Hooking up the line connections should power both outlets? Or do I need to do something with the load connections to get power to that side of the receptacle? I'm in the process of hooking up a GFCI receptacle without anything downstream, and only the one side has power.
I'm kinda confused with what you are asking? When you say that side of the receptacles what exactly are you meaning?
I had the 1st outlet after the breaker short and melt so I replaced it and it works fine but the next outlet which is the bathroom gfci wouldn’t reset so I replaced that also then about 2 outlets away is the outdoor outlet also a gfci which I replaced won’t reset either. The bathroom gfci is lighting up green but the last outlet is lighting up red. Neither will reset. I wired them exactly like they were. Is it possible I have a bad gfci outlet? I’m going to return it in a few when I get to Home Depot
Yes it sure is. Or you may have used the line and load wrong
I had the 1st outlet after the breaker short and melt so I replaced it and it works fine but the next outlet which is the bathroom gfci wouldn’t reset so I replaced that also then about 2 outlets away is the outdoor outlet also a gfci which I replaced won’t reset either. The bathroom gfci is lighting up green but the last outlet is lighting up red. Neither will reset. I wired them exactly like they were. Is it possible I have a bad gfci outlet? I’m going to return it in a few when I get to Home Depot
It is possible that the gfcis are bad. I'm concerned about the melt down you had is it possible wires are melted together?. I have seen many times bad gfcis straight out of the box. Keep me posted
I have a bunch of outdoor outlets downstream that are protected by a upstream indoor gfci, the gfci keeps tripping because of downstream moisture, can i just put both line and load wires on the line inserts of the gfci and change all downstream to gfci and do the same to individually protect each outlet?
My intent is each gfci only will trip if it is wet and not affect the other outlets.
Yes absolutely can do it.
I seen some GFCI's at home Depot for about $7 or $8
Duplex was about .70¢-.90¢
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You can also get a 3 pack for around 20 dollars, that was a year ago or so I'm sure it's higher now.
My GFCI keeps tripping, how do I increase the amp power in the GFCI? Or do I need more amp power in the panel/breaker?
If it's tripping sounds like you may have a problem with whatever you have plugged in it.
This is probably a stupid question but does the GFCI have to be the first outlet in the series of outlets? Also is there a limit to how many standard outlets can be connected to one GFCI? Thanks
Definitely not a stupid question. You can put it anywhere in the circuit. As for how many you can put one on every Recep you have if you want to it would just cost an arm and a leg.
Thank you friend that was excellent
How many regulars receptacles you can use on one GF and how to do it, thank you for your help and time.
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Thank you for the information on installing a GFCI and his to do the downstream . I concur about the not using the stabbing on the outlets that don't have a screw like gfi that you can tighten
My pleasure and thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Do you have a video of a GFI to a receptacle that is controlled by a switch? For instance a dishwasher and garbage disposal on the same circuit.
Yep it will be out soon its still being edited. Stay tuned
Is the outlet that you used just an ordinary outlet or does the individual require something different. BTW, I think your tapes are great!
Just a regular receptacle
I am new to your channel and would like to know if you a video on how to add multiple outlets to a garage that does not have drywall. In my garage there is an outlet on the ceiling for the garage opener. It is not GFCI because it is too high to reset it. I want to tap into the outlet and add 3 outlets on one side of the garage, 1 outlet on the other side, and add one flood light. Do you have a video that shows something similar to what I want to do?
No not yet but honestly that has been asked of me a few times.. I may try to get something like that done.
Btw your videos are great and very easy to understand, love it and ty for posting
So when the power went out and the gfci tripped we replaced it cause it was old, weird thing is one of the outlets powered up our microwave on the other wall, so I plug in a toaster which then turned on microwave on the other side of counter which is plugged into another outlet
That's weird.. Turning on something else turned on your microwave?
Because you always want a rebel doing your electrical work............
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If u haven't done it yet, I would like to see how u can add a ground to a receptacle of a old building with old wiring( only two wires,hot and neutral)
If it's romex it would have to be rewired or a gfci in its place
How do you do two sockets from the main GFCI. Oh by the way great video.
Daisy chain them good question I'll do a video on it.
Wire the non GFCI to the Load terminals on the existing GFCI.
If you can understand this, I just saved you 13mins
Smart guy 😏
A sphincter says what???
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I have a problem.. I did everything like in the video all the wires went in the right screw and even the gfci green light turn on. But when I test it with the receptacle tester, none of the lights turn on. And when I checked it with pen tester it did turn on.. no clue what happend
Could be a bad gfi I have seen that many times
I bought the “heavy duty” outlets that have the same black stab plates on both side like a gfci. Is that good to go or would you still just do the hook?
I feel comfortable using those. Good question
Thanks for the video! For me, it would be a little more clear if there weren't so many side comments ;)
Noted I appreciate your honesty and thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Please in the kitchen I have a non gfci outlet for tv , toaster I want to keep it and wire a gfci outlet from it for my microwave, deep fryer is this the how to video
Sorry just seeing this....I am not exactly sure what you are asking??
You talk too much you're not showing exactly what's got to be done and then you keep adding all these little ad libs it makes it too hard to follow you
Thank you for your comment and and constructive criticism. I always look for ways to improve. Have a great day ☺
Loads of comments so I apologize if someone has already brought this up. You mention about only using 12GA (20A) wire and people calling you out about 12 GA not fitting in the push holes... I understand that a 15A receptacle will only allow a 15 A plug but is it allowed (to code) to use a 20A breaker with a 15A plug? Wouldn't that cause the receptacle circuit to overheat before the breaker tripped?
Well from what I have been told and researched.. The inside of the two receps are the same. Not much differences except the outside appearances. The inside guts only change when you go to spec grade.. As for your comment yes it has been brought up alot but I always welcome questions. I hope that sums up your questions??
@@MountaineerOutdoors Thanks for the quick reply.... I am glad you checked on this I expect it will always depend on who is doing the inspection... yes I guess it would make sense that the metal components are the same it would be cheaper than making separate tooling to run heavier metal. Keep up the good work.
I'm running into an issue where the green light is on but anything plugged in doesn't work in either outlet port. And no matter how hard I press with a screwdriver the test button won't go in. But the reset button works perfectly. Or at least it presses in.
Edit. There is 122 volts to the hot wire. It's not just one it's all three in the kitchen and one in the bathroom that all do the same thing
Try this video I think you will find it to be your problem if not let me know. ua-cam.com/video/10aHiJAEm10/v-deo.html
@@MountaineerOutdoors thanks
I have 5 wires total 2 white and 2 black plus a ground wire I hooked up the hot wire to line side and white wire to the other side then next black went to the load side next white to load side and if course ground to ground but it still has the same issue. I can unplug the load black and white load wires and hopefully there's no other outlets continuing on the same circuit.
Did you do anything before all this happened or did it just mess up on its own?
@@MountaineerOutdoors I figured it out the line wires and load wires on the hot side were backwards. Instead of actually figuring it out I just copy and pasted what was on the previous GFCI instead of looking how they were mapped out. And I switched out all my outlets and GFCI to white from almond ones so definitely all me lol
Edit: I figured it out with the video you sent not on my own just to clarify thank you again
Doesn't the NEC codes instruct that a grounding screw needs to be facing up? Ran into that once.
Nope, but it can be in the prints that you have to like in a hospital setting
I heard boss music when you stripped both wires at once with the flick of a wrist [6:07].
😂 😂 Thanks for the comment and watching ☺
Why 12ga vs 14ga for a home? Is it safer if its just going to a receptacle for regular use?
My answer Is this. I have seen many times people use a mixture of wires. Then you have someone in the house that uses a quartz heater or two. The breaker starts to trip and first thing most people do is up size the breaker from a 15 amp to a 20 amp. When you do that on a 14 Guage wire your asking for trouble over time. Now you may say, they can just add a 30 instead of a 20 and that's true... But most people will question that in their minds because no where else in a panel (in most cases) do you have a single breaker that is a 30. Long story but 12 is more expensive it's worth it.
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My pleasure thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Can you put the gfci and regular receptacle in the same box? I need more than two outlets in the same area.
Absolutely
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How many GFCI can be in one line? I know. One can be ok but what about two one on each bathrooms. rhanks
If you do it that way you have to make sure you wire them up on the line side. I will be having a video on that soon
Can I add another gfci outlet to my bathroom? I have one. I have a regular outlet on the wall perpendicular to it. I need that one to be a gfci outlet to plug in a fancy bidet potty seat. The regular outlet is the one next to the potty.
Edited to add: Do I need to change it? If the outlet that's on the same chain as the gfci will it shut off? Is it essentially like having both protected? Does that make sense?
Yes It makes sense. You can come off the load side of the gfci and add one for your bidet. Just make sure that you test it after you install it that it works correctly. As long as you come off the load side of the gfci everything will be fine
@@MountaineerOutdoors Thank you...
My pleasure ☺
The GFCI outlet in my master bathroom is wired using pigtails (line/load neutral pigtailed, line/load hot pigtailed, line/load ground pigtailed).
What's the difference between your method, and using the pigtails?
Sounds like to me that something down the line isn't gfci protected. That's what the difference is.
First time seeing this video. I have replaced several GFCIs, receptacles, even newer ones with USB ports on them, as well as recessed outlets. I am no handy man, no electrician, just a guy who got tired of paying someone to come do this type stuff and charging me an arm, an a leg. So thank you! Awesome vid. Funny!
Now, my question, I bought an electric smoker, small one, so I could cook proteins, while I work, and not have to babysit a fire or bbq pit. Love them, they are the best, for my purposes just not as user friendly as I need. Anyways, I plug the smoker in and bam, trips. I have an outdoor kitchen, plug the smoker in bam trips. I have discovered the previous home owner, due to having a pool had to install GFCIs, no worries, problem is there are no regular receptacle in the chain, only GFCIs. I am not confident enough to resolve this issue. That said, I need to be able to plug my smoker in, and it not trip. Best solution? Currently I have to run an extension cord from outside smoke location to and through the doggie door into a receptacle just inside the back door. Was told because patio where smoker is, is close proximity to the pool, that I needed GFCIs. Don't understand why every plug outside has to be a GFCI. The pool has its own gfci, the outdoor kitchen has a gfci, the patio, and on the outdoor fireplace all gfcis, and one light switch, which I have no idea what it is for, in that location...
Any help in understanding this is greatly appreciated. A super simple and cost effective solution, even more appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Anywhere there is water there has to be gfci, outside, garage etc... If it's tripping immediately are you sure that there isn't something wrong with the machine? Unfortunately sounds like all the gfcis are placed in the correct spots.
@@MountaineerOutdoors, thanks. All the GFCIs I mentioned are all in a span of 30 feet. I don't know if there is something wrong with the smoker or not. How would I test that? Once I plug it into the extension cord and plug in to the regular receptacle (smoker cord not long enough), inside, it works fine, but only on that one receptacle, it trips everywhere else.
Honestly, I don't know how to tell you how to check it. Gfcis monitor leakage to ground. The item your using maybe old. It's honestly hard to say. I wish I had a better answer for you on this
@@MountaineerOutdoors, no worries. I appreciate your honesty. I have stumbled across some ideas, pursuing those. Hate to throw it away and get new, but that seems to be how things are made nowadays. All the best.
I understand that split recepticals aren"t allowed anymore in the kitchen. I'm talking in my case I have hardwired dishwasher and garbage disposal which I want to convert to plug in. Do you have a video that shows how to switch gfci outlets (for the garbage disposal) or just explain how to wire it? Do they have to be arc fault gfci's? They both have 14-2 wiring. Thank you!
I do have an upcoming video on switched gfcis that will be out in the upcoming months. I know that isn't a good answer but you can Def switch a gfci for sure
Ok great but Im doing this now,.Any suggestions where to look?
I honestly don't think that there is any other videos on you tube about this subject. If you we to join my Patreon you could get a link to that video not trying to sound pushy but I do have my videos set up where they come out at certain times of the year.
Much Appreciated!! Thank you Sir.
Always my pleasure I appreciate you watching and commenting ☺
can I install a GFCI downstream from a regular outlet.
absolutely
3 years later and your video helped me today. Appreciate your simple and straight forward explanation to replace the GFCI. I bought a similar tester like yours that confirmed it was installed correctly. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. This is what makes UA-cam Great!
That's awesome and I truly appreciate your nice comment. Glad that it did help. Have a great day ☺
Excellent! Thank You!
I didn't realize that you could put the cheaper outlets in the circuit and still be GFI protected, thank you!
I am replacing a GFCI outlet and I'm pretty sure it was put in wrong. There are 3 Romex lines going into the box; 1 line and 2 loads. These are all currently wire nutted together with a pigtail then going to the GFCI "line" connector. Nothing is on the load connectors. My question: is it okay to connect 2 load lines to the GFCI outlet? Thanks
Are you referring to two different lines meaning two circuits?
@@MountaineerOutdoors no, it's all on one circuit. 1 line in to the outlet, and 2 lines out going to 2 different outlets downstream.
Yes then you can do it
Hi I installed a extension out let, and as I read it with my meter it come up with hot reverse
Gotta swap it around.. Turn off the power first
Hoping you can help - am replacing an existing 3-prong outlet outlet in the basement, nearby a sink, with a GFCI-protected device. This circuit has a 2nd outlet and an overhead light, with a 3-way switch arrangement, drawing power off that same circuit & making it all work the way it did before, but safer, as to wiring-in the GFCI, has me completely stopped, because the instructions don't cover that. Any assistance (by anyone) to shed some light on this impasse (no pun intended) will be very much appreciated !
You want to keep everything on the gfi circuit? The hot coming in which you will have to find by pulling out the Recep and separating the wires. (turn off breaker while you are taking out the Recep) once you have all the wires separated, find the hot. Put the hot on the line and keep the nuetral with that hot on the opposite side just make sure it's on the line neutral. Put the other wires black on load hot and white on nuetral load. Then everything is protected. Make sense?
@@MountaineerOutdoors Thanks for getting back so quick; that would be the easy part you had showed us all. However this circuit also has an overhead light, with a 3-way switch arrangement, drawing power off that same circuit, which load comes off the 2nd (down-stream) outlet. I can now see I was trying to "GFCI" - with that lighting load - on the wrong outlet (down-stream), instead of the up-stream one. Tsk, Tsk... Is it as simple as that, now ?
Just found out that other outlets not in the bathroom are on the same circuit as my GFCI. This is irritating and I’m tempted to bypass the load and connect the circuit to the line side. Note: there is only one outlet in the bathroom. I don’t think this is a big deal, but best to ask.
I think I understand your question. Everything from the bathroom is on the gfci?.so for instance if your bathroom gfci is tripped your other outlet do not work.?? So s gfci is needed where there is water within 6 foot, or on a 2 wire circuit system. For me to answer that question would be almost impossible because lack of knowledge on this circuit. You need to look into why it's done that way. Is there receps without grounds?? Does it go outside to a receptacle??
@@MountaineerOutdoors good points! I replaced a standard duplex receptacle (only one in the bathroom) with a GFCI after I remodeled the bathroom. House was built in 74. Kitchen and bathroom were carpeted. I’m a DIY.
Question? I want to put a gfci outlet on the outside of my house. I plan on connecting it to an existing indoor outlet on opposite side of wall. Now do I connect it to the gfci load or line? Question being that the power coming into the gfci is coming from an existing indoor outlet. If anyone can address this I would appreciate it. Thank you.
Yes connect it to the line side of the gfci
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Hi, thanks for your explanation in the GFI video. Now I want to add an additional outlet & connect it to the "LOAD" side of the GFI. Problem is that there is a receptacle already attached to the " LOAD" side of it. Can I still add my outlet from there as well? Thanks.
Can you come off of the new one you put in. If not you will have to make a joint in the box.
I just noticed there is another set of available holes on the "Load" side of the GFI where I can insert neutral/hot wires. So to clarify, I can safely have two receptacles downline coming off the load side. Really enjoy your videos which are clear & simple. Thanks again!
Yes absolutely... I was thinking about that when I wrote my comment to you before. I appreciate your nice comment as well and I really appreciate you watching. Anything else I can do for you please let me me know ☺
All's good! Thank you again!
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I have a detached garage with a 12/3 buried from the house. Can I run 2 circuits/breakers off a shared neutral from the main box to a 2 breaker box in the garage OR run 1 hot and 1 neutral to a cut off switch and branch in 2 separate directions starting with GFCI on each branch for protection. I only need 120v, a couple lights in one direction and a few outlets in the other?
I will say this about your answer. I am not up on the new code but in the old code from what I remember is you can share the nuetral as long as they are on different phases. The reason I am saying that I am not sure as of now is that I have been any industrial electrician since around 2010 and where I work code isn't much looked at. If I do find out otherwise I will edit my answer. Or if anyone else wants to chime in and correct me feel free to.
This was rough. You talked A LOT and you didn't really have a close up on how the box was wired. Going to have to go elsewhere still. Damn. Thumbs down.
I appreciate your honesty. Sorry for the stories I don't talk all that much in my future videos. I agree though that I do talk too much 😂 😂. Anyway I appreciate the honesty and good luck 🤞
@@MountaineerOutdoors it's all good, I just put in a regular receptacle instead of the GFI for now. 😂. I'm going to do like a non-electrician like myself should have done to begin with, call an electrician 🤣😜
Good luck and make sure you get one who won't talk your ear off 😂 😂 😂. Have a great day
Great video thank you for sharing great information!
My pleasure thanks for watching and commenting ☺
I got a new shed that is prewired for electrical. I will be feeding power to the shed from an outside outlet on my house. That outside outlet of the house is not GFCI, but the shed has one.
Do I need to remove the one inside the shed and place it on the outside of the house or can I just use it as it is?
Your outside Recep should definitely be gfci protected. You sure it's not? If not it needs to be then you can come off the line side and feed your shed on the gfci that's inside the shed.
@@MountaineerOutdoors I was told to not have 2 gfci in the same circuit. I was told to either use the one from the shed or remove it and add it to the side of the house....confusing lol
I have a 20 breaker conected to 2 rooms ..one gfci n every room ....I don't kno what happend but now any of the 2 rooms has power ... could be one of the gfci the problem ? ...
It could be did the lights go out as well?
@@MountaineerOutdoors yes
Are you sure that the breaker is still on? Did it trip if so you have to turn it all the way off then you can turn it back on
DOES THE GFI NEED TO BE THE FIRST ONE AFTER THE PANEL OR CAN IT BE SEVERAL OUTLETS DOWN.
It can be wherever you want it to be.
How can u piggy back off a gfi with regular outlet. To bypass the gfi. My garage has all gfi. I wanna hook up a fridge. The fridge keeps tripping the gfi. Can I piggy back off the gfi with a regular plug.
I'm gonna tell you that everything in the garage should be gfci protected. The way to do what your asking is to turn off power, pull out the gfci and on the back of most there is holes in the back. You will have to put your new wire into those holes black, white, and pig tail the ground. If you don't have that option you will have to pig tail the incoming line. Then put back the wires back into the line side of your gfci. The romex you pigtailed will be your new Recep not gfci protected
Why should all plugs be gfi in the garage? Even if the plugs are 6 feet above tool boxes an cabinets?
That's code but I know alot of people who don't do that.
It might be a stupid question, is it necessary to be grounded the GFCI and standard receptacles in this circuit? I heard some people said in GFCI circuit no ground requirements, if ground it, that’s additional protection right?
A gfi cannot ever create a ground. Anyone who tells you that I will is not an electrician. Ground is only ground when it's connected to the ground. However, on that note it does satisfy the the code requirements.. But still doesn't create a ground.
Oh yeah and that is not a stupid question at all. Very good question
@@MountaineerOutdoors Thanks for your answer , and how about AFCI ? It is the same theory ? Never create a ground ? Since the neural line return to the breaker then return to neural bar. Thanks .
Watched this quick to double check before I wired in my basement for a bathroom reno for my Dad.
Thanks brother !
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I have a question; hope you can help, I wanted to plug in a refrigerator in my garage, but the fridge tripped the GFI how can I re-wire so it doesn’t trip the GFI?
Per code you must use a gfci. It's possible that your refrigerator may have something wrong with it. May need to run a dedicated circuit to it just make sure that it is on a gfci.. I have seen where gfci breakers will alleviate a nuisance trip and still be protected by code
@@MountaineerOutdoors thank you.
I know it's not what you wanted to hear but unfortunately the code is what it is. Have a great evening
You know what would be nice. Zoom in and show how the wiring is on the back of the gfi so that we can actually see it. Less time bs ing and more time showing the actual wiring.
True but then I would not have messages like this. But honestly, noted I've definitely been getting better with the stories
@@MountaineerOutdoors ;-)
Great instuctional vid. Lets say its an old bldg, to add a gfi can only see wires inside outlet box , how do u determine witch is load and witch is line
Line will always have the main power on it. Load will be dead so to speak
Replacing a Radon fan that is powered by a GFI outlet - should it be connected to the load side ? The old GFI I'm replacing has the Radon fan connected to the line side. Is this ok?
Honestly I do not know much about radon so I kinda just Googled it. From what I see it is pretty bad if you don't control it. In my opinion I would leave it on the line side that what there is no chance it could be tripped off. Seems like it should be on all the time. My opinion, leave it on the line side.
@@MountaineerOutdoors Thank you. That makes sense probably why they had it that way.:)
I agree. That's definitely the way I would have it
Question can a gfci plug be installed as a split circuit if so can you explain n show me a vedio thank you
What do you mean a split circuit?
Good morning when I said split circuit I mean using one plug with a double breaker two power wire from breaker to one plug (split plug)so I'm asking if there's a way that instead of a regular plug in which Hou can break between the positive bar for a split plug can there be a way to installed a ground fault plug in a similar way thank you
I have a GFI + Switch / Rec one box ? HELP
Video is coming soon on that particular thing
Have you do any videos on GFI outlet and with a refrigerator or freezer plug in to it. I had a friend with a refrigerator plug in to a GFI outlet in his basement and it would trip like two or three time a month.
I do not have a video on that..however, I am pretty sure that if you install a dedicated receptacle you can alleviate that problem If I find out any different I will update this comment. I am not up on the most current code due to my job taking me out of the residential / commercial setting. I still feel that you should check with a local building inspector just to make sure its their job to inform you.
@@MountaineerOutdoors I did install a dedicated receptacle for my friend but I think it not up to code in a basement because it not GFI protected. But I hear GFI was no good for refrigerator or freezer because they might trip when the compressor startup. So damn if you do and damn if you don't.
I'll do some digging but definitely ask your building inspector.. That's his job to pass it or not.
Appreciate this. Saved me buying two more GFI's.
So glad this helped. Thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Great video thanks
My pleasure thanks for watching and commenting
Can you still run a light switch than the light fixture from where you left off from the standard outlet. I’m learning and I want to do that to one room. Thanks your video was helpful. One thumbs up
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I am attempting to install a GFCI on the outside of my manufactured home off an outlet on the inside. I used the green wire nut to twist the two ground wires together & connected that to the ground screw on the back of the outlet (interior outlet). I connected the (new) white to one of the silver screws & the (new) black to the brass side. [the existing interior outlet has the white & black wires pushed into the holes in the back] I fed the new white & black wires to the outside & connected them to the holes on the back of the GFCI (push in). The screws on the side are not suitable for a connection, only for tightening down the push in. This is a Red Dot GFCI kit I got at Home Depot, if that helps. I connected a ground wire to the back of the GFCI and twisted it to the incoming ground wire with a wire nut , then screwed the free end to the ground screw. I turn the power back on & I only have power to the interior outlet, nothing at all to the outside GFCI. I've rewired & started over twice. I don't see where the issue is?? Suggestions? What am I doing wrong? Thx
**Never mind - got it fixed...replaced the Red Dot cheapo GFCI with a Leviton 15amp and rewired using 14/2. Major pain to rewire everything for a 4th time, the copper is very soft and breaks easily (especially if it's inside the receptacle's push-ins). But it's now working. Green light on the outlet & 2 ambers on the tester.
Sorry for the late reply, I was on vacation for while. Anyway, glad to hear that you fixed it. Sometimes gfci are bad right out of the box. But glad you got it fixed. Have a great day ☺
Thank you for explaining in simple terms the line vs load side. I used this video to add a GFI in the dining room with a load-side outlet on the front porch.
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If the outlet I am attempting to piggyback already has two sets of wires leading to it, would I use pigtails to connects the new outlet?
That's what I would do
I live in a house where all of the GFCIs (2 with attached receptacles) are connected to the same circuit breaker. The kitchen GFCI has only the GFCI receptacle and another receptacle after that connected. The GCFI tests positive. It works but I can only use one receptacle at a time. I can’t plug a coffee pot into one and use a blender or electric griddle into the other one without everything shutting down including the circuit breaker. It wouldn’t seem to me that would cause an overload. I know very little about how these work. It would be nice to know before I call a local electrician.
Your definitely overloaded. I generally tell people that you can have around 2000 watts on a 20 amp breaker... And about 1400 with a 15 amp breaker. So yes if all of that is on one breaker then it's overloaded
Mountaineer Outdoors the coffee pot is 900 alone..add an electric skillet and it trips the GFCI. Plus it sits too close to a metal sink. My home is kind of an amazing effect of really poor engineering. My LP tank hasn’t been filled since February because they’re afraid of being exposed to Covid delivering to rural farmers. I normally do not use both receptacles.
Yeah I understand. Not sure where you are but here in Virginia it's been slowly getting back to normal. I will be so glad when it is
Mountaineer Outdoors I had a tree fall on my house in November. A lot of trees fell here with high winds during that time. It took until February to get insurance and somebody to just remove the tree. I got 1500 to fix a 10 inch hole in the side of the house. Outdated siding nobody wanted to touch. I patched it myself but had to buy new siding for one side that closely matched. I live in a manufactured home so just that repair was an eye opener on how cheaply this was engineered. I have worked a lot of hours so I really haven’t had time to use the home. I wouldn’t buy another one. Thinking about selling this one just to be done with it.
I had a manufactured home and I can tell you that mine wasn't the best either for me 2020 isn't my year either but I am trying to make the best of it. I hope things start looking up for you.
I thought the gfci went on the end of the circuit. like the end of the line. sorry im a 40 year auto mechanic. can you clarify? thanks
No it can go anywhere but like everything there can be alot of different scenarios.
@@MountaineerOutdoors if I put it in the middle and it trips will the outlets before and after it be tripped?
The only way that it will work like that is if you put the incoming hot on the line side and the downstream receps on the load
So I’m making my outlets they have already been installed and idk where to put the gfci outlet at to make it trip if any outlet has a short would I do it to the outlet that has the wire nut on it and wait wouldn’t i merge the ground wires together
You will have to find the incoming line put the incoming hot on the line then everything after that needs to be on the load. Grounds don't matter
Mountaineer Outdoors how would I do that would it be a outlet with 5 wires attached or 3 I’m gonna assume 5 wires but I just wanna make sure
Is there a certain distance between the GFI and regular outlet before you should add in another GFI? For example is it okay if the GFI and outlet are over 100 feet apart? Thanks!
Great question and nope absolutely no distance requirement... Only thing is that if you put one let's say in your garage and you want to add a recep in your attic if it trips you will have to go all the way to the garage to reset it. That's the only thing about that. Other than that roll on.. Real good question. Good luck 🤞
You have a very good, informative and easy to understand videos! Thank you. I appreciate that you have referred me back to the "intro to GFCI" video to educate me a bit about GFCI's before I moved onto this. It's always better to start at the beginning. Again, thanks for your easy to understand video's. Keep up the good work. Have a great day!
I appreciate you watching and commenting. I try to keep it simple especially when I watched other people's videos that were just a little bit too high tech. Thanks again and have a great day
How many receptacles can you put on one GFI
Well honestly I have never looked into it I don't think that there is a magic number but when I am off vacation I will look into it. And update you
3-questions...
In my house, there are NO GFCI plugs...anywhere.
First question...
- Are the existing sockets, of the same circuit of course, going to be chained together, already, in some way that is clearly defined and easily swapped? ...so that I will know that I can somehow differentiate between the line-side and the load-side when I go to do my GFCI installation? (...Realizing that anything COULD be the case... please speak "in-terms-of" the typical, professionally installed, correctly wired track-home.)
Secondly...
How can I determine which outlet is FIRST in the circuit?
Lastly...
How many subsequent outlets will a single GFCI outlet regulate-for?
Will it only affect the very-next outlet in the sequence? Or, several? Or, ALL of the subsequent outlets in the circuit?
A lot of questions... I realize...
...but, I feel like it's important!
So... thank you, in advance, to any who can help!