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Weird GFCI wiring
I have power coming into a GFCI outlet in my bathroom. Power then goes to
the bathroom switch which controls the bathroom light and a switch in the hallway which controls the hallway lights. Everything works fine except when I trip the GFCI outlet. When it's tripped the hallway lights don't work (I suspect this is normal) but the bathroom light gets constant power! What did I do wrong? Stacy ------------------------------------- ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 314169 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## |
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"stacyg" wrote in message ... I have power coming into a GFCI outlet in my bathroom. Power then goes to the bathroom switch which controls the bathroom light and a switch in the hallway which controls the hallway lights. Everything works fine except when I trip the GFCI outlet. When it's tripped the hallway lights don't work (I suspect this is normal) but the bathroom light gets constant power! What did I do wrong? Stacy ------------------------------------- Neither the bathroom lights or the hall lights are required to be GFCI protected. You can pigtail their hot wires to the line side of the GFCI outlet. You clearly are mistaken about the wiring. It would appear that the hot wire goes to the bathroom switch first, then the GFCI outlet, then off the outlet load terminals to the hall switch ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 314169 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## |
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On Sep 20, 12:31*pm,
(stacyg) wrote: I have power coming into a GFCI outlet in my bathroom. *Power then goes to the bathroom switch which controls the bathroom light and a switch in the hallway which controls the hallway lights. *Everything works fine except when I trip the GFCI outlet. *When it's tripped the hallway lights don't work (I suspect this is normal) but the bathroom light gets constant power! *What did I do wrong? Stacy A quick & dirty..... seems like hallway lights wired to "Load", bath room light wired to "Line" reverse the wiring & everything should be fine well except for the fact that dedicated bathroom circuit should only power the bathroom. cheers Bob |
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Weird GFCI wiring
"stacyg" wrote in message ... I have power coming into a GFCI outlet in my bathroom. Power then goes to the bathroom switch which controls the bathroom light and a switch in the hallway which controls the hallway lights. Everything works fine except when I trip the GFCI outlet. When it's tripped the hallway lights don't work (I suspect this is normal) but the bathroom light gets constant power! What did I do wrong? Stacy ------------------------------------- some moron screwed up wiring ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 314169 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## |
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