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09-01-2012, 12:48 PM
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Wiring switched light with GFCI
I am wiring a switched light over a bathtub on a new circuit with a GFCI "blank face" receptacle. What is the best way to wire the circuit?
Panel (Power) to GFCI line; GFCI load to switch line; Switch load to light
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Panel (Power) to switch line; switch load to GFCI line; GFCI load to light
Thanks
Glenn
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09-01-2012, 12:53 PM
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Wiring switched light with GFCI
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Originally Posted by nhparrot
I am wiring a switched light over a bathtub on a new circuit with a GFCI "blank face" receptacle. What is the best way to wire the circuit?
Panel (Power) to GFCI line; GFCI load to switch line; Switch load to light
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Panel (Power) to switch line; switch load to GFCI line; GFCI load to light
Thanks
Glenn
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FYI, the light doesn't require GFCI protection per code... And I like to hit the GFCI device first, this way if a dimmer is installed, it will not affect the GFCI device.
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Last edited by stickboy1375; 09-01-2012 at 12:56 PM.
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09-01-2012, 12:53 PM
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Wiring switched light with GFCI
Any reason uou are using a dead front GFCI-they are expensive? I would install a 2 gang box at the switch location and install the switch and a GFCI receptacle.
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09-01-2012, 12:54 PM
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Wiring switched light with GFCI
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Originally Posted by rjniles
Any reason uou are using a dead front GFCI-they are expensive? I would install a 2 gang box at the switch location and install the switch and a GFCI receptacle.
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I think they are 7 bucks more than a GFCI receptacle, no? Also, when I do use a receptacle or faceless GFCI for the above application, I like to drop them low so you don't have to really look at them...
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Last edited by stickboy1375; 09-01-2012 at 01:02 PM.
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09-01-2012, 01:02 PM
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Wiring switched light with GFCI
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Originally Posted by stickboy1375
FYI, the light doesn't require GFCI protection per code... And I like to hit the GFCI device first, this way if a dimmer is installed, it will not affect the GFCI device.
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I realize this, but makes the other half more comfortable as another bathroom in the house does have a GFCI in the circuit for a light over a shower. Not a big deal to add, have walls open.
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Originally Posted by rjniles
Any reason uou are using a dead front GFCI-they are expensive? I would install a 2 gang box at the switch location and install the switch and a GFCI receptacle.
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Had a couple in my cache from previous work I have done and the bathroom already has enough receptacles.
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09-01-2012, 01:04 PM
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Wiring switched light with GFCI
Tell the other half it's a secondary protection only, the EGC will trump any GFCI device any day of the week, so the odds of it ever being used are pretty slim.
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09-01-2012, 01:17 PM
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Wiring switched light with GFCI
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Originally Posted by stickboy1375
Tell the other half it's a secondary protection only, the EGC will trump any GFCI device any day of the week, so the odds of it ever being used are pretty slim. 
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Thanks stickboy. I think I will still include it in the circuit.
I was thinking of wiring it as you recommended (there is no dimmer in the circuit). If I do wire it that way, should the neutral to the light come back and be tied into the GFCI load side or is it fine to be on the switch,
Thanks again,
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09-01-2012, 01:30 PM
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Wiring switched light with GFCI
No matter how you do it, the GFCI requires line in, line out.
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09-01-2012, 01:35 PM
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Wiring switched light with GFCI
stickboy, Got it
An existing circuit in another bathroom is wired as Panel (Power) to switch line, switch load to GFCI line, GFCI load to light; so I may just duplicate that wiring. (The existing bathroom was wired by a licensed electrician 10 years ago when we remodeled that section of the house)
Thanks for the help.
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