Eaton s ground fault circuit interrupter gfci receptacles are circuit interrupters designed to recognize a ground fault in your wiring and immediately break the flow of electricity thus protecting you from electrical shock. Wiring multiple gfci outlets.
Wiring a gfci outlet with combo switch outlet receptacle light switch.
Wiring multiple gfci outlets together.
Protecting more than one receptacle from one gfci. 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. The line is the set of wires coming from the panel or power source the load is the wire set leaving the receptacle box to the other downstream receptacles to be controlled by the gfci. If there is only 1 cable containing 2 3 wires connect the white line wire to the silver or white terminal and connect the black wire to the brass terminal which is the hot terminal. When multiple appliances are running from a. You don t need to pigtail the ground wires.
This gfci wiring provides protection to a duplex receptacle outlet at the end of the series. Further they prevent resetting if once tripped the ground fault renders the device no longer functional. The gfci receptacle will have line and load areas to attach your wires to. Wiring gfci receptacles with a protected outlet. This essentially splits the electrical path providing power to the outlet you re wiring and those downstream at the same time. Another approach to outlet wiring is to create pigtails.
The downside is in going this route if the one gfci trips all of your outlets lose power which can be a nuisance. Wiring a gfci to protect multiple outlets. Here one ground fault circuit interrupter protects multiple duplex receptacles coming after it known as multiple location protection. The line terminals on the gfci are connected to the circuit source and the load terminals are connected to each following outlet with a pigtail splice. For example if a module is powered up also it sends out the signal of 50 percent the voltage plus the technician will not know this he would think he has a challenge as this individual would expect a new 12v signal. In short all the loads is gfci protected.
Eaton gfcis are tested to the highest standards and provide. To save money you can put in a single gfci and then wire additional standard outlets to the load output from the single gfci. One ground fault circuit interrupter at the beginning of the circuit can be used in the same way to protect multiple subsequent wall outlets in a row as illustrated in the diagram below. Leave enough wire for the receptacle to be pulled at least 4 6 inches from the box and attach any bare or green grounding wires to the. You create a pigtail by twisting together multiple wires of the same color it s very important that they re the same color and adding a short length of spare wire of that color. When you need to wire multiple gfci outlets such as in a kitchen or bathroom you have a couple of options.
Twist clockwise using pliers then screw a wire cap onto the connection. The toggle switch in the combo switch outlet controls the first light bulb while the single way switch controls the second bulb. This provides the same protection as having a gfci at each location. This keeps each duplex receptacle connected directly to the gfci. To properly wire gfci or ground fault circuit interrupter receptacles turn off the power to the circuit you re working on and unscrew the cover plate on the outlet box. Two wire cable runs from the gfci to all the following outlets.
It means all the connected loads to the load terminals of gfci are protected. By connecting the load terminals on the last gfci the wall outlet at the end is protected and can be used just as if it were one of the gfci receptacles.