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GFI outlet Postal68 04-14-2007
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Posted by Postal68 on April 14, 2007, 7:48 pm


I am OK with basic wiring(installing new outlets , switches, running a line
for a new outlet or light)

I am just not 100% sure about GFI outlets.

If I want to replace an existing outlet with a GFI outlet is it as easy as
buying a GFI outlet and switching them out?


If not what has to be done?
Should I get a licensed electrician to do these GFI outlets?

Thanks

Charlie



Posted by Jeff Wisnia on April 14, 2007, 9:36 pm


Postal68 wrote:
> I am OK with basic wiring(installing new outlets , switches, running a line
> for a new outlet or light)
>
> I am just not 100% sure about GFI outlets.
>
> If I want to replace an existing outlet with a GFI outlet is it as easy as
> buying a GFI outlet and switching them out?
>
>
> If not what has to be done?
> Should I get a licensed electrician to do these GFI outlets?
>
> Thanks
>
> Charlie
>
>


Assuming the existing outlets are wired correctly, it's just a matter of
swapping the GFI outlet for a conventional one.

If there is more than one outlet "chained" on the circuit, you're best
off putting the GFI one in the location closest to the panel, where it
will provided GFI protection at the ones down the line.

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.98*10^14 fathoms per fortnight.

Posted by Thomas Horne on April 14, 2007, 11:19 pm


Jeff Wisnia wrote:
> Postal68 wrote:
>> I am OK with basic wiring(installing new outlets , switches, running a
>> line for a new outlet or light)
>>
>> I am just not 100% sure about GFI outlets.
>>
>> If I want to replace an existing outlet with a GFI outlet is it as
>> easy as buying a GFI outlet and switching them out?
>>
>>
>> If not what has to be done?
>> Should I get a licensed electrician to do these GFI outlets?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>
>
> Assuming the existing outlets are wired correctly, it's just a matter of
> swapping the GFI outlet for a conventional one.
>
> If there is more than one outlet "chained" on the circuit, you're best
> off putting the GFI one in the location closest to the panel, where it
> will provided GFI protection at the ones down the line.
>
> Jeff
>

Jeff
I have run several service calls that were caused by tripped GFCI
receptacles. I recommend that GFCIs not be used to protect outlets that
are not in the same room as the GFCI that is protecting them unless it
is located at the panel.
--
Tom Horne

Posted by Postal68 on April 15, 2007, 10:41 am




> If there is more than one outlet "chained" on the circuit, you're best
> off putting the GFI one in the location closest to the panel, where it
> will provided GFI protection at the ones down the line.
>
> Jeff
>


Thanks Jeff,
I was aware of this, when I learned of it, I found it quite interesting.




Posted by Mark Lloyd on April 15, 2007, 11:21 am


On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:36:17 -0400, Jeff Wisnia

>Postal68 wrote:
>> I am OK with basic wiring(installing new outlets , switches, running a line
>> for a new outlet or light)
>>
>> I am just not 100% sure about GFI outlets.
>>
>> If I want to replace an existing outlet with a GFI outlet is it as easy as
>> buying a GFI outlet and switching them out?
>>
>>
>> If not what has to be done?
>> Should I get a licensed electrician to do these GFI outlets?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>
>
>Assuming the existing outlets are wired correctly, it's just a matter of
>swapping the GFI outlet for a conventional one.
>
>If there is more than one outlet "chained" on the circuit, you're best
>off putting the GFI one in the location closest to the panel, where it
>will provided GFI protection at the ones down the line.
>
>Jeff

Also, a GFCI cannot be wired so each receptacle is wired differently
(such as one half switched).
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"All your western theologies, the whole mythology of them,
are based on the concept of God as a senile delinquent."
-- Tennessee Williams

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