Gfci Wired Backwards

The gfci was wired backwards as you describe and.

Gfci wired backwards. When you connect only to the line terminals the outlet provides gfci protection only for itself. When it comes to ground fault circuit interrupter or gfci outlets there is always a question as to how to connect the wires this is because gfcis have two different sets of terminals. If you are replacing an existing gfci outlet with a new one we suggest that you read our page about replacing a gfci outlet. If the gfci works without anything on the load line then you know that if problems emerge after adding a set of wires to load this is a problem there and can troubleshoot accordingly.

The problem turned out to be that the receptacle was wired backwards. This way the switch and light bulb is gfci protected. This should go without saying but always cut power to the circuit and verify with a circuit tester before replacing an outlet. The line terminals and the load terminals.

Another gfci upstream on this circuit would cause this gfci to go dark entirely. You wiring it up exactly the same. You can also learn about wiring gfci outlets in the following 7 steps. When i turned on the power the gfci s led lit but i couldn t reset the outlet and both outlets were dead.

Then unscrew your ground fault circuit interrupter outlet and pull out the outlet from the. I m not sure it s the same with all gfci receptacles but i lived in an apartment that had the gfci receptacle at the start of the run then two receptacles after it in the other two bathrooms. Wiring a gfci receptacle is a little more complicated than hooking up a regular outlet but easily learned once explained. Go to your circuit breaker and switch off the circuit for the gfci outlet that is having problems.

Simple replacement of a traditional receptacle. How to wire gfci outlets. I pulled the wires out of the receptacle and used my voltage detector to locate the un grounded hot conductor. Nov 12 2010 8 k8mhz said.

Iirc they come tripped and won t reset if there is power to the load side. If your gfci is relatively new the problem could be in the black and white wires. Another gfci device on a different circuit cannot cause this. You can always replace a standard receptacle with a gfci receptacle.

In the first diagram the single way switch and light bulb is connected to the load terminal of gfci. Wiring a gfci outlet with a light switch. The gfci wiring the downstream outlet on the load side ass u ming that the position of the cables in the box indicated the upstream and downstream wiring respectively. How to wire gfci combo switch and outlet gfci switch outlet wiring diagrams.

I knew something wasn t gfi protected when they were wired backwards. This is a newer gfi so i was pretty sure that something was wired wrong.