Timeline for Taking power from double light switch to GFCI outlet
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| Oct 28, 2015 at 19:53 | comment | added | Tony B. | I am going to pull it apart again tonight and get a good look at it. I will try to take some actual pictures of the switches. I think that I drew them accurately but it was from memory so I will double check. I haven't changed anything with the GFCI outlet so I don't think that it is the problem. I'll give it another shot, and check back in. I really appreciate all the help! Thank you! | |
| Oct 27, 2015 at 18:50 | comment | added | Tester101 | Have you tried disconnecting the LOAD wires from the GFCI, to see if it works with only the LINE wires connected? | |
| Oct 27, 2015 at 18:49 | comment | added | Tester101 | It looks right (I think), aside from there being too many terminals on the switches. Or were you just indicating that the wires are attached to the device, and not concerned with the actual physical terminals on the devices. Based on your drawing, it looks like the first switch is a 3-way, and the second is a 4-way. | |
| Oct 27, 2015 at 17:01 | comment | added | Tony B. | Just to add one other clue. I did get a little outlet tester with three LED lights. Obviously because the outlet is tripped I get no reading, but when I press reset, the green indicator light signaling that the connection is correct lights up and then the outlet trips again and the green light slowly fades to nothing. | |
| Oct 27, 2015 at 16:55 | comment | added | Tony B. | Here is a link to the image: dropbox.com/s/qlev3eok7hm65ya/…" | |
| Oct 27, 2015 at 16:29 | comment | added | Tony B. | This looks great and makes complete sense. I will attempt to similarly draw up what I have and see if it will ever work. What you have here is quite different from what I have and likely above my ability level to complete. I have been thinking I may need to call an electrician anyway... Let me draw that up and post the picture before I give up completely. | |
| Oct 26, 2015 at 15:23 | history | answered | Tester101 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
