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On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:20:18 +0000 (UTC), ranck@vt.edu wrote:
>KLS <xymergy@suds.com> wrote:
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>> This is a bathroom with a light controlled by a switch. It also has an
>> outlet by the sink, and both the light and the outlet are on the same
>> circuit. The switch turns off both the outlet and the light.
>> Everything worked just fine with a regular outlet, but now the lights
>> won't turn on or off with the GFCI outlet in place. The outlet has
>> power, but the lights do not, and I cannot figure out why.
>
>Does the GFCI test button work? If not, you have probably wired it
>up with the line power going to the "load" side of the outlet and the
>light being wired to the "line" side.
Bill, you are exactly right. I figured this out on my own yesterday
after countless trips up and down the stairs to the attic from the
basement (this is a 2-story house with full basement and finished
attic, so we're talking three flights of stairs here) and could have
throttled something. I did in fact have the lines incorrectly
connected. All is well now, thank goodness.
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Re: replacing regular outlet with GFCI, involving light switch
