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Posted by irishspring on July 24, 2006, 12:06 am
im wiring a gfci in the kitchen and the outlet had three white and two
blackwires. both black tested hot when paired with only one of the three
whites or with the ground. ive tried as bunch of configs-cant get it and
have outlets downstream that wont light up-any advice?
thanx
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Posted by Tony Hwang on July 24, 2006, 12:36 am
irishspring wrote:
> im wiring a gfci in the kitchen and the outlet had three white and two
> blackwires. both black tested hot when paired with only one of the three
> whites or with the ground. ive tried as bunch of configs-cant get it and
> have outlets downstream that wont light up-any advice?
> thanx
Hi,
_____________________
Black-------( )-------------Black
line ( GFCI ) load
( )
White ------(_____________________)-------------White
ground=green
<<power source to breaker down stream outlet>>
Is this what you see? There must be an instruction sheet with the
package. Did not get one?
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Posted by RBM on July 24, 2006, 7:18 am
You won't have three black and two white wires unless they are pulled in
some type of conduit. You need to determine how they were connected to the
existing outlet. It is possible that the existing outlet was split on two
circuits, or a switched circuit. If either was the case, the break off tab
between the brass screws will be removed. In any case, separate all the
wires, then with a tester, determine the black and white "feed" wires, which
attach to the "line side of the GFCI, then try attaching the other wires to
the "load" side, and see what you get
> im wiring a gfci in the kitchen and the outlet had three white and two
> blackwires. both black tested hot when paired with only one of the three
> whites or with the ground. ive tried as bunch of configs-cant get it and
> have outlets downstream that wont light up-any advice?
> thanx
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Posted by Tom The Great on July 24, 2006, 10:19 am
On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:06:07 -0500, "irishspring"
>im wiring a gfci in the kitchen and the outlet had three white and two
>blackwires. both black tested hot when paired with only one of the three
>whites or with the ground. ive tried as bunch of configs-cant get it and
>have outlets downstream that wont light up-any advice?
>thanx
I'm confused by this. You say you have two blacks, and three white
wires?
And both blacks were hot?
Can you recheck this, and repost.
Thank you,
tom @ www.NoCostAds.com
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Posted by irishspring on July 24, 2006, 11:36 pm
yes both black tested hot when coupled with one of the three white wires, i
tested them one by one.
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