Recent content by afjes_2016

As far as I know the only time GFCI protection may be required for a light fixture inside the house is in the "shower/bath tub area" zone if the light is rated to be GFCI protected.

We think alike I see. Lighted switches is what I installed as my brain forgets too sometimes plus I mounted them in an area that can be seen by walking by on a regular basis thus one more safety feature so they are not left on for days. I was going to go one more step further and put them on...

I basically agree with you Bud. Convenience does matter in some cases. Example: I have ice dam roof melters on my roof. They are on two separate circuits. They plug into receptacles up by the edge of the roof on two sides of the house. My switches for them I placed in my utility room inside the...

This was a bit misleading. I was going by the fact that the breaker had tripped as you stated when you applied the tester to the circuit. Meantime, there really should not be any GFCI receptacles on this circuit that is being protected by a GFCi breaker. You may want to remove/replace any GFCi...

I highly suggest that before you replace the breaker that you try resetting it again. Try this method:: push the handle on the breaker firmly to the "Off" position first. Then move the handle firmly to the "On" position. Many times when people reset a breaker they fail to push it firmly to the...

You may want to try one of these. It is very shallow and has room for wiring to the side. It can be a bit of a hastle sometimes to insert the box into the wall cavity if the wall surface is too thick. You may have an issue also inserting it because you have to swing it to the side while...

"Compromising the integrity of the box" - This is what an inspector would say. Even putting a screw through the wall of a plastic box to anchor it to a stud for example is the same thing. Boxes are designed for safety and approved for the same. Anything you do that is other than the actual...

I wouldn't go anywhere near Angi's List. You can do a Google search for "licensed electricians near zip code xxxxx" You can look on Craig's List Also many places like convenience stores etc have business cards at the check out of GCs, plumbers, painters and electricians. Check some of them out...

I usually fit in smaller jobs. Doing so hooked me up for future larger jobs from those or ones they referred to me; renovations, complete house rewires etc. One was a GC in the area where his electrician bailed on him; the GC called me because one of his rental unit's electrical systems had...

What's with all of the electrical tape on the wires? Wow!! If the GFCI in that upper jbox is wired "load" to the GFCI in the bottom box that may be causing your tripping. Sometimes GFCIs fight each other. If this is the case wire the lower gFCI from the upper GFCI on the "line" side. Get rid of...

This method will not give you a "ground". Connecting a ground wire to two pieces of metal of which neither is grounded such as the washers does nothing in this case.

In this case the white wire is not a neutral. You can connect the black to one screw and the white to the other and the ground wire to the green ground screw and you are good to go. Does not matter on which of the two screws what color wire goes on it in this particular case. As Slownsteady said...

Ah, interesting. Can you post a link to one of the plug-in testers that will trip an ungrounded circuit that you use. It would be handy to have in my bag-of-tricks even though I am retired. Thanks

. This is were some people get "tripped" up - PUN here. A plug in tester will not trip a GFCI receptacle or a GFCI breaker on an ungrounded circuit. Using the GFCI breaker or GFCI receptacle "test" button is an acceptable test to confirm the ungrounded circuit is protected. Curious PJB12 -...

GFCI - side by side in same box. If these two GFCIs are on the same circuit there is no need to use a 2nd GFCI if you protect the non GFCI from the load side of the one next to it. It really does not provide for any extra protection using two GFCIs. However, if you wired the first one "line"...