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Anyone know if installing a GFI on the load side of another GFI can cause
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Anyone know if installing a GFI on the load side of another GFI can cause
problems.


Why would anyone want to? If the first GFCI is wired so that it protects the
entire downstream circuit, the second one is unnecessary -- and if it's not
wired that way, then the two won't interfere with each other.

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Anyone know if installing a GFI on the load side of another GFI can
cause problems.


No problems will result other than the minor confusion about remembering
there are two and figuring out which one opened the ckt. Electrically there
won't be a problem.

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Anyone know if installing a GFI on the load side of another GFI can cause
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Why would anyone want to?


I believe that GFCI is good for protecting only 6(?) outlets beyond itself.
Can't imagine more outlets that that on one circuit, but that's the NEC (if
memory serves).

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