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Posted by Mark Lloyd on January 12, 2007, 8:06 pm
On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:36:43 -0500, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
>On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:05:09 -0600, Mark Lloyd
>
>>On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:30:42 GMT, "Tom Horne, Electrician"
>>
>>>scott21230@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> When I see "pigtailed" in reference to GFCI wiring, I already know it's
>>>> wired wrong.
>>>>
>>>
>>>It's not wrong if all the installer intends to do is protect the outlet
>>>built into the GFCI. It is in fact best practice to not protect outlets
>>>in a different room with a feed through receptacle type GFCI so that
>>>when the GFCI opens on a fault the user has a better chance of finding
>>>the problem in the same room as the GFCI.
>>
>>I so sometimes put a GFCI in an inside receptacle, where an outside
>>receptacle is connected to the LOAD side. This makes it possible to
>>control things like holiday lights from inside.
>
>
>Why not just use a device timer?
A GFCI is also a switch. A device timer is not a GFCI. This was for
someone who would complain about a more complex installation.
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com
"Properly read, the Bible is the most potent
force for atheism ever conceived." -- Isaac Asimov
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