Adding A Gfci Outlet To Light Switch

In this gfci outlet wiring and installation diagram the combo switch outlet spst single way switch and ordinary outlet is connected to the load side of gfci.

Adding a gfci outlet to light switch. When installing a switch outlet combo unit you ll want to know the difference between the two sets of wires coming into the light switch box. Gfci outlets have line and load terminals. If this is the case and i cannot pigtail from the gfci can i run a romex from an outlet from the bedroom next door and run it to the same junction box. To add an outlet to a light switch you start by making a pigtail using the hot wire the wire going to the fixture controlled by the switch and a third length of wire.

In this special case wiring diagram both light and ordinary outlet is connected to the load terminals of gfci. The light on off operation can be controlled through the gfci switch while the ordinary outlet is directly connected to the gfci load terminals. To keep things looking neat and tidy i want to replace the existing gfci with a two gang junction box that will allow me to have a gfci and a light switch all under one switch plate. You then splice all the white wires and all the ground wires in the switch box together.

It means all the connected loads to the load terminals of gfci are protected. In this application the gfci outlet has the power entering the line side and extends through the gfci outlet and is fed out to the circuit from the load side of the gfci outlet. One will be the power line coming from the breaker box and the other will be the wires connected from the light switch to the light fixture. Hello i m attempting to install a gfi outlet to an existing single pole light switch for the bathroom which has no current outlet.

I would like to get rid of the far side switch assuming the power is fed to the switch at door and at the far side switch box install a gfci outlet to the exterior. Hook up the outlet as you normally would. Here the source hot wire is spliced to the line hot terminal on the combo and one of the built in switch wires. You can connect several more outlets on the load terminals and they will also be protected from ground faults.

I removed the cover secured the power and pulled the switch out to find a black white and ground wire attached. This wiring show the connections for a gfci outlet switch combo used to control an unprotected light fixture. I know i need to look for the power source but if the power is located at the near side can i use the existing wires to rewire the 1st switch to be a single pole switch and change the wires to the 2nd switch for a gfci outlet on. Wiring a gfci combo switch outlet with protected light outlet receptacle.

You can also add a switch though bear in mind that highly inductive loads like a large motor can cause nuisance tripping of the gfci. Wiring a gfci outlet and light switch. Next the wiring may extend out to the light switch where only the black power wire is connected through the switch and the white neutral wires are spliced together.