Install a GFCI Outlet with 6 Wires! Identify Line-In / Line and Load Wiring
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2023
- A GFCI outlet protects the ungrounded outlets on the same circuit when installed properly. Come along as I replace a GFCI that is feeding (and protecting) multiple downstream outlets. There are 3 sets of wires (neutral, hot, ground) coming into the outlet box. This video shows how to identify the hot wire coming in from the electrical panel with a voltage tester, and placement of the 6 line and load wires.
Note: If you own a multimeter, you can ring out neutral and ground with continuity, without working with live wires.
Key Tools:
• Milwaukee 48-22-2241#1 Ecx 4" Insulated Screwdriver for Electrical Outlets
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• Leviton GFCI 20-Amp Outlet
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• Klein Tools RT210 Outlet Tester
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• Klein Tools NCVT1P Voltage Tester
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• Gardner Bender Wire Stripper
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You Can Do It!
Wendy
the Mainely DIY Mom
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The best video! Thank you. 😊
Thanks this helped out a lot
Thanks for emphasizing on how to identify line and lead. I am doing exaclty as you showed, I have 2 wire sets and I am unable to find the neutral associated with the line and no matter what combination I try the gfci won't reset. You easily identified your neutral associated with line and other two with loads, how do I do it?
Hope you figured out the issue. The wiring coming through the wall should be in sets
Did as instructed & reset button won’t stay in & outlet will only work if holding in. Other outlets will not
There could be any number of reasons why your GFCI outlet will not reset. The first thing I would check is the breaker box to make sure the breaker hasn’t tripped or was not turned back on. Also double check your wiring and make sure everything has a good secure connection, if it still doesn’t work, it could be a bad GFCI outlet, moisture in the outlet or a wiring issue. It’s important to understand your wiring set up for your particular situation. Good luck and keep me posted.
I have all the wires like you except there's also a red wire. Where should i connect that to?
A red wire is also hot, like the black wire. It goes to brass, just like a black wire. BUT how was the outlet originally configured? Do you have a switch that operates the entire outlet, or part of it? You see them in a 240 V outlet or when a wall switch controls the outlet. If unsure, always check with an electrician.
Leviton’s instructions say not to connect the GFCI when there are more than 4 wires plus grounds (you connected 6 plus the ground). The instructions are to call an electrician in this case. Why did you feel safe in connecting 6 and is there a reason that you know of for the instruction not to do so?
If you have more than 1 GFCI outlet on the circuit (in a bathroom or kitchen, for example), you need to wire the outlet a little differently. The power source goes to the first GFCI outlet in the series (line side). You would also need to line side the wiring traveling from here to the next GFCI outlet, so line side it both coming from the first GFCI outlet traveling to the next GFCI and on the second GFCI outlet. Do not use LOAD to send power to the second GFCI outlet. If you do were to do this, it would act like an ordinary outlet with no ground fault protection. And you may think it is tripped when in fact there is actually power going to the second outlet. Disclaimer: I am not an electrician, just a DIYer who reads a lot. Hopefully an electrician will chime in here as well
4:45 I stopped watching at this point. Never connect more than one wire per terminal. If you have more than one of the same wire, pigtail it! You are teaching your audience to do things that are not only against code, but dangerous!
I appreciate the feedback. However, Steve Campolo, vice president for engineering at Leviton, responds: UL specifically tests receptacles for the ability to safely carry downstream current. This testing is usually conducted at 20 amps, since a 15-amp receptacle can be wired on a 20-amp circuit and thus carry the 20-amp feed-through current. As long as the receptacle is rated and UL-listed for feed-through wiring, as well as properly installed, it should be safe as intended by UL’s Standard for Safety (UL 498), which covers receptacles.
Code Compliance states that both pigtailing and through-wiring comply with the NFPA 70 code, assuming local code stipulations do not require a specific method.
The ground wire is pigtailed in this video. :-)
when my house was built, they did it the exact same way. That she is showing me and when I replaced the GFI. It was hooked up the same way that she is showing me, and APPARENTLY it passed inspection. When the builder sold me the house and it was built brand new. So, how did it pass inspection if that's incorrect?