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Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
| The outlet on the other side of the sink was wired the same, and I used the same approach - capped the red wire and tied the black and white into the LINE on the GFCI. As far as I can tell nothing el... |
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Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
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Roly Wrote: (02-22-2023, 09:15 AM)
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Don try redrawing the schematic where the power from the breakers goes to the junction box first. Then the dishwasher neutral is not going thru the gfci.
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Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
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Don_M Wrote: (02-21-2023, 04:26 PM)
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It looks like there are no other wires into/out of the GFCI box. If so, then is this the last receptacle in this circuit? Are there any other receptacles upstre... |
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Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
| You guys are great. Don, thank you for the schematic, that is exactly the situation. And I think I have figured out the WHY.
All of my kitchen outlets are wired this way, with 2 hot wires going to ... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
| Just checked the outlet on the other side of the sink. It's wired exactly the same way, likely tied in to the garbage disposal.
EDIT: Nope. Turned off the other double breaker that controls this o... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
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Roly Wrote: (02-20-2023, 01:07 PM)
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If that is the case that it is hardwired and half of the outlet is on the same circuit as the dishwasher it is no longer a dedicated circuit. Still think cappin... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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02-20-2023, 01:32 PM |
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Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
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Roly Wrote: (02-20-2023, 08:42 AM)
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Is the dishwasher plugged in, if so you could change that to a gfci outlet along with changing the countertop one. Roly
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Pretty sure the dishwasher is hard... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
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Don_M Wrote: (02-20-2023, 10:32 AM)
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Question: the two breakers tied together – the wires going to each of the breakers; is one of the wires black and the other red? If so, then tying the breakers ... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
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brianwelch Wrote: (02-20-2023, 10:13 AM)
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Not sure how/whether this would work for you, but...Could you use a add'l outlet on the other side of the wall where the outlet is being upgraded to GFCI? ... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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02-20-2023, 12:09 PM |
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Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: RE: GFCI Receptacle Installation
| Roly, Don, Willyou, CabinetMonkey, thank you for helping out. CabinetMonkey, thanks for a possible solution that I hope I can implement.
Here's a little more detail. This is an outlet on the kitc... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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Thread: what filter do you use for drinking water?
Post: RE: what filter do you use for drinking water?
| I've put in two of these systems, pretty easy install, inexpensive, and both have worked well (for city water). 3 filters, one for particulates and two carbon ones, which gets rid of the chlorine, bu... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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Thread: GFCI Receptacle Installation
Post: GFCI Receptacle Installation
| We had a home inspection recently, and found out that several of our outlets near sinks were not GFCI protected. So I'm busy installing a few GFCI outlets, and I know how to handle a standard install... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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Thread: Garage Advice
Post: RE: Garage Advice
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tomsteve Wrote: (01-17-2023, 06:08 AM)
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10' walls
you will never hear someone say,
"i should have built it smaller."
"i should have insulated less"
"i should have put in less lighting."
" i ... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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Thread: Garage Advice
Post: RE: Garage Advice
| Anyone have any experience with those big accordian doors they use in hotel conference rooms and shop fronts? I've seen them on Hufcor and Woodfold websites, but they don't provide prices. Seems lik... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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Thread: What do I need to know about heat pumps?
Post: RE: What do I need to know about heat pumps?
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overland Wrote: (01-11-2023, 11:33 AM)
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It's possible to do it yourself. I installed a MrCool system at my parents' place in Florida a month ago. It has an outdoor compressor and four indoor "mini-... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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01-15-2023, 11:54 PM |
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Thread: Garage Advice
Post: RE: Garage Advice
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JosephP Wrote: (01-15-2023, 09:07 PM)
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I'd match all the doors. How often do you think you'll open the garage door in the shop?
I'd probably do overhead door because that will look better from ... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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Thread: Garage Advice
Post: RE: Garage Advice
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goaliedad Wrote: (01-15-2023, 04:50 PM)
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I would put Pex in the slab- even if you don’t use it now. At least you have the option and Pex is not real pricey
Put in the wall Xander put in asetof F... |
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Thread: Garage Advice
Post: RE: Garage Advice
| Hey Fred
Thanks for the input. If I do close off the shop, I'll have a 6' door opening with industrial plastic sheeting. I can easily pull out a car and wheel equipment into the extra bay. Or I ... |
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Thread: Garage Advice
Post: RE: Garage Advice
| Thanks srv52761
All sounds like great advice. I'm in a northern location, so insulation all around is a given. Thanks for the specifics on building a wood-on-slab floor. Electric panels will tak... |
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BaileyNo5 |
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Thread: Garage Advice
Post: Garage Advice
| I'm planning a 3-bay garage that I'm hoping to get enclosed before next winter. I say 3-bay instead of 3-car, because one bay will be my woodworking shop. It will also have unfinished space above th... |
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