It is not a split outlet, he only has one "hot" wire connected to it. He's
got it wired backwards
"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
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Adam Preble wrote:
Tony Hwang wrote:

Hi,
I don't think how many wires or colors you have in an outlet matters.
Just parallel move it over to the new GFCI outlet if you want to.
Typically bathroom, exterior outlets need to be GFCI. In addition,
in my house I have some in the sunroom/greenhouse.
Tony


If I do a parallel move, that puts from the backside:
red on the top left of "load"
white #1 on the top right of "load"
white #2 on the bottom right of "line"
green on ground

I did try this to satisfy my curiosity. I couldn't reset the outlet and
try anything; it was dead after turning on the breaker. I could have
connected something poorly, of course.
Hmm,
Wondering if that particular outlet is that of split one. Common thing in
ther kitchen. Top and bottom half are split and fed by different breaker
if that's the case. Like two circuits in one outlet. If it is split one,
looking from the side of outlet, the metal link connecting'two halves is
knocked off(missing)
Tony