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wiring under cabinet lighting to combination switch goatiegoat 06-07-2006
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Posted by on June 7, 2006, 10:53 pm
i'm installing under cabinet lighting. in order to provide electic i've
converted an ordinary to 2 outlet to a combination switch. the house
was built in last 10 years so wiring seems up to standard hot (black)
line and neutral (white) line and a hot and neutral load. in addition
there is ground wire. the outlet is the second in line of 4. all the
above are connected on the side. ive dropped the wiring for the
lighting in and connected them in the backwire area of outlet. in
additional the combination outlet/switch is a gfci. the lights light i
have power to outlet and the light on gfci lights indicating that
wiring is correct for gfci. problem switch doesn't control light. no
way to turn light off where did i go wrong???????? help please


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Posted by marson on June 8, 2006, 6:44 am

goatiegoat@optonline.net wrote:
> i'm installing under cabinet lighting. in order to provide electic i've
> converted an ordinary to 2 outlet to a combination switch. the house
> was built in last 10 years so wiring seems up to standard hot (black)
> line and neutral (white) line and a hot and neutral load. in addition
> there is ground wire. the outlet is the second in line of 4. all the
> above are connected on the side. ive dropped the wiring for the
> lighting in and connected them in the backwire area of outlet.in
> additional the combination outlet/switch is a gfci. the lights light i
> have power to outlet and the light on gfci lights indicating that
> wiring is correct for gfci. problem switch doesn't control light. no
> way to turn light off where did i go wrong???????? help please

so what is your switch wired to? hot going to light should go through
switch.


Posted by on June 8, 2006, 7:51 am

marson wrote:
> goatiegoat@optonline.net wrote:
> > i'm installing under cabinet lighting. in order to provide electic i've
> > converted an ordinary to 2 outlet to a combination switch. the house
> > was built in last 10 years so wiring seems up to standard hot (black)
> > line and neutral (white) line and a hot and neutral load. in addition
> > there is ground wire. the outlet is the second in line of 4. all the
> > above are connected on the side. ive dropped the wiring for the
> > lighting in and connected them in the backwire area of outlet.in
> > additional the combination outlet/switch is a gfci. the lights light i
> > have power to outlet and the light on gfci lights indicating that
> > wiring is correct for gfci. problem switch doesn't control light. no
> > way to turn light off where did i go wrong???????? help please
>
> so what is your switch wired to? hot going to light should go through
> switch.


could you expand on this a little


Posted by RBM on June 8, 2006, 6:59 am
It sounds like you've wired the GFCI switch incorrectly. BTW if this is a
kitchen, and in the U.S. it does not meet code to tap counter outlets for
under cabinet lights


> i'm installing under cabinet lighting. in order to provide electic i've
> converted an ordinary to 2 outlet to a combination switch. the house
> was built in last 10 years so wiring seems up to standard hot (black)
> line and neutral (white) line and a hot and neutral load. in addition
> there is ground wire. the outlet is the second in line of 4. all the
> above are connected on the side. ive dropped the wiring for the
> lighting in and connected them in the backwire area of outlet. in
> additional the combination outlet/switch is a gfci. the lights light i
> have power to outlet and the light on gfci lights indicating that
> wiring is correct for gfci. problem switch doesn't control light. no
> way to turn light off where did i go wrong???????? help please
>



Posted by on June 8, 2006, 8:22 am
any suggestions



RBM (remove this) wrote:
> It sounds like you've wired the GFCI switch incorrectly. BTW if this is a
> kitchen, and in the U.S. it does not meet code to tap counter outlets for
> under cabinet lights
>
>
> > i'm installing under cabinet lighting. in order to provide electic i've
> > converted an ordinary to 2 outlet to a combination switch. the house
> > was built in last 10 years so wiring seems up to standard hot (black)
> > line and neutral (white) line and a hot and neutral load. in addition
> > there is ground wire. the outlet is the second in line of 4. all the
> > above are connected on the side. ive dropped the wiring for the
> > lighting in and connected them in the backwire area of outlet. in
> > additional the combination outlet/switch is a gfci. the lights light i
> > have power to outlet and the light on gfci lights indicating that
> > wiring is correct for gfci. problem switch doesn't control light. no
> > way to turn light off where did i go wrong???????? help please
> >


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