Timeline for How should I connect a new GFCI outlet to a circuit with red, black, and white wires?
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| Oct 30 at 17:16 | history | edited | NoSparksPlease | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 30 at 2:33 | comment | added | NoSparksPlease | It would be good to turn off power and determine what the downstream feeds. | |
| Oct 30 at 2:25 | comment | added | NoSparksPlease | On the existing configuration you have 1800w or 2400w (depending on 15 or 20A breaker) available on each the top and bottom for a total of 3600 or 4800 watts. In config 2 you only get one 1800w (or 2400w) circuit at this location. | |
| Oct 30 at 2:20 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | You have effectively two 15 or 20A circuits here now - one on each half of the receptacle. By not using one side of the line here, you lose the second circuit here. Or you put in a larger box and two GFCIs, one wired to black and white as already noted, line only, and the other to red and white, line only. | |
| Oct 30 at 2:20 | comment | added | Raul | Apologies for all the stupid questions, losing capacity how? What does that mean | |
| Oct 30 at 2:19 | history | edited | NoSparksPlease | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 30 at 2:19 | comment | added | NoSparksPlease | Just to each other. This configuration is easiest, but you will be losing capacity. | |
| Oct 30 at 2:17 | comment | added | Raul | Thank you for your response. Trying to understand the option 2, connect black wires to brass line screw, white to silver line screw. Where do I connect the two red ones? | |
| Oct 30 at 2:17 | history | edited | NoSparksPlease | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 30 at 2:02 | history | answered | NoSparksPlease | CC BY-SA 4.0 |