Remodeler

Flamed, not by me. This is why I am asking the question. How would I know there was a problem if I did not change the outlet? I took it out, and put the wires back the same way they came out. Power off by the way. The instructions on the new gfci stated it was simple. follow the diagram. Done now it does not work still, now what?

travelover

Don't feel picked on. Speedy jumps on all the newbies.

I'd get a book out on home wiring at the library, it'll answer your more basic questions.

inspectorD

It may help if there are directions and pictures which came with the outlet box.
Any new GFCI recepticals will not work if the wires(line and load) are reversed.
Basically the old ones could work, like the one you removed, but the new ones will not.
After you fix this, please read a book on basic electricity and terminology if you are going to continue practicing electrical work without a licence.
You get in less trouble from know it all's along the way, myself included.
If that does not work, come on back and we will help as much as we can.

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speedy petey

Yeah, that's what I do.

kok328

Power coming into the GFI is considered LINE power and gets attached to the lugs lableled LINE on the GFI.
Wires leaving the GFI are considered LOAD power and gets attached to the lugs labeled LOAD on the GFI (these lugs usually have tape over them from the factory indicating a protection warning if not installed properly).
The GFI will protect itself and anything hooked to the LOAD side of the receptacle.
If you only have one set of wires coming in then just hook them up to the LINE terminals and your done. If you have multiple wires then you have to determine which are the LOAD wires and which are the LINE (hot) wires and then wire it up per instructions.

triple D

Since you have performed this work yourself, it is highly likely that you have a ground touching the neutral wire behind one of the two plugs that do not work. Remove the two non working plugs and inspect them for ground wire touching white wire where its bare, or touching screws. Count wires in boxes, hopefully there is two in the first, and one in the second. Anyway try that out and after you have both plugs out and hanging there, try to reset the gfi one more time. If this is to no avail, go and buy a power tester, or glow stick and check the wires at the gfi to verify that the line wires are indeed the line. Let us know what you found, we are curious of the solution. Good luck.....

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Remodeler

Thanks to all of you so much for the advice. I will try and find out what is happening and let you know. I will get a book on electrical wiring. To Speedy Petey; I understand your dismay at my attempt. I am a licensed professional also, RNC,BSN. I just did what the box said to do by the diagram.

speedy petey

Thank you for understanding and not taking it as a personal attack.


Listen, I cut myself pretty bad. How do I tie off the stitches so that they...........Aw, forget it.

Remodeler

You were right. The outlet was wired wrong. I will leave the electrical to the electrician. I learned from this. Thank you for your help. Leave the stitches alone. Just keep them clean and dry until they are to be removed by the doctor. Thanks again.

Remodeler

Thank you to everybody that gave advice, I am really happy for the responses I got.