wiring gfci to standard outlet
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BeanAnimal
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There are plenty of us here that are well versed in the NEC...
I am not sure what you are refering to when you say "pick apart" postings, but there is no NEC code verse that prohibits the construction or use of a DIY "GFCI power snake".
Sorry to be rude, but your post appears to be more of a drive by insult than anything else.
As far as lighting and GFCI, there are some basic guidlines in the NEC. We can surely post them if need be. Some local codes REQUIRE bathroom shower lights and similar fixtures to be GFCI protected. The bathroom lights however, must not be on the GFCI protected REQUIRED utility branch circuit.
Not knowing the details of Tom's setup, it is not my (or your) place to say if he is or is not in compliance with the NEC.
I am not sure what you are refering to when you say "pick apart" postings, but there is no NEC code verse that prohibits the construction or use of a DIY "GFCI power snake".
Sorry to be rude, but your post appears to be more of a drive by insult than anything else.
As far as lighting and GFCI, there are some basic guidlines in the NEC. We can surely post them if need be. Some local codes REQUIRE bathroom shower lights and similar fixtures to be GFCI protected. The bathroom lights however, must not be on the GFCI protected REQUIRED utility branch circuit.
Not knowing the details of Tom's setup, it is not my (or your) place to say if he is or is not in compliance with the NEC.
Pbrown3701
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Man i hate it when that happens. If i had a nickel for every dog/cat leg that I had accidentally cut off like that... :lol:
stugray
Premium Member
"Man i hate it when that happens."
I have nearly cut my own leg off once:
Grinding with an 8" grinder with no guard ( the BIG one ) & the trigger lock on. Circuit breaker trips ( which it does often at a construction site ) stand there waiting for someone to turn it back on ( usually one minute ), after a few minutes I set the grinder down, THEN power comes back on & grinder takes off across the job site..... Talk about something that can whack off a leg. ;-)
jcollins,
This forum has been through this a million times.
It is NOT illegal to do your own electrical wiring ( contrary to what many electricians tell you ).
If that were the case, Home Depot could be held liable for helping you break the law by selling you romex, outlets, then telling you how to install them.
Stu
I have nearly cut my own leg off once:
Grinding with an 8" grinder with no guard ( the BIG one ) & the trigger lock on. Circuit breaker trips ( which it does often at a construction site ) stand there waiting for someone to turn it back on ( usually one minute ), after a few minutes I set the grinder down, THEN power comes back on & grinder takes off across the job site..... Talk about something that can whack off a leg. ;-)
jcollins,
This forum has been through this a million times.
It is NOT illegal to do your own electrical wiring ( contrary to what many electricians tell you ).
If that were the case, Home Depot could be held liable for helping you break the law by selling you romex, outlets, then telling you how to install them.
Stu
BeanAnimal
Premium Member
What is even worse is that there are a large number of "pros" who have no clue what they are doing...
I know very few electrical contactors that I would trust to wire my home. That of course is why I did it myself and did it right. The same holds true for building my deck, bathroom, kitchen, plumbing and just about everything else in my home.
Plenty of folks have credentials in trades... that does not mean that they should have them.
I know very few electrical contactors that I would trust to wire my home. That of course is why I did it myself and did it right. The same holds true for building my deck, bathroom, kitchen, plumbing and just about everything else in my home.
Plenty of folks have credentials in trades... that does not mean that they should have them.
stugray
Premium Member
Bean,
I have one electrical tech at work who wired his own garage & installed a gas heater.
When the inspector came to look, he said to the tech "Hmm..... did all this yourself did ya?"
The tech was worried and said "Ah... Yes why?"
The inspector replied "you did too nice of a job to have been a contractor"
I'm not bashing all contractors, just relaying a true story.
Stu
I have one electrical tech at work who wired his own garage & installed a gas heater.
When the inspector came to look, he said to the tech "Hmm..... did all this yourself did ya?"
The tech was worried and said "Ah... Yes why?"
The inspector replied "you did too nice of a job to have been a contractor"
I'm not bashing all contractors, just relaying a true story.
Stu
BeanAnimal
Premium Member
Likewise Stu... The inspector came to put a stickers on my panels. He saw enough in 2 minutes to pass the work. He made a similar comment and happily signed the stickers. By all accounts the guy is very hard to please.
Giga
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this is a great thread minus the mindless banter. I live in a Apartment and the whole snake GFCI is great, but hears my question about can I do this?
standard 2 outlet---->surge protector/power strip---->multable GFCI "snakes"
the reason is beacue I need more then two GFCI snakes
standard 2 outlet---->surge protector/power strip---->multable GFCI "snakes"
the reason is beacue I need more then two GFCI snakes
BeanAnimal
Premium Member
Yes, But I would not plug them all into a "power strip" unless that power strip is an industrial/commercial power strip.
The alternative is to build (2) double duplex power snakes and plug each into one of the receptacle ports. That will give you 4 GFCIs, two per flexible cord. Always use spec/commercial or hospital grade receptacles. The lower end stuff is junk.
"Power strips" are fires waiting to happen.
Bean
Sabbath, I am not a big fan of those 6-way splitters either. If you took one apart and sow how poorly they contacts are made...
Mindless banter? Where?
The alternative is to build (2) double duplex power snakes and plug each into one of the receptacle ports. That will give you 4 GFCIs, two per flexible cord. Always use spec/commercial or hospital grade receptacles. The lower end stuff is junk.
"Power strips" are fires waiting to happen.
Bean
Sabbath, I am not a big fan of those 6-way splitters either. If you took one apart and sow how poorly they contacts are made...
Mindless banter? Where?
BeanAnimal
Premium Member
In parallel...
You would wire the HOT from the wall to the LINE side of EACH GFCI receptacle, and likewise the NEUTRAL to LINE side of EACH GFCI receptacle.
Please don't take this the wrong way... but if you are not 100% sure of what you are doing, then you really should enlist the help of somebody who does.
DIY electrical projects are perfectly fine, as long as your level of understanding matches the scope of the project.
You would wire the HOT from the wall to the LINE side of EACH GFCI receptacle, and likewise the NEUTRAL to LINE side of EACH GFCI receptacle.
Please don't take this the wrong way... but if you are not 100% sure of what you are doing, then you really should enlist the help of somebody who does.
DIY electrical projects are perfectly fine, as long as your level of understanding matches the scope of the project.
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