[dsparks]

Being the hurry to get things done kind of guy i am i didn't label my wires before removing them from the old outlet. I have 3 white wires and 3 black plus the copper ground. I cut the wires out of the old socket though instead of unscrewing them. It looks like i have 2 white wires as load and 1 as line but on the black side it looks like 1 load wire and 2 line. Could that possibly be right? is it just guess and check from here? or is there any way to know which wires go where? im so lost on this and would reaaaaaaaaaaaally appreciate some help .... THANKS!

- dan

 

[jbberns]

Is it romex? Are you putting in a GFCI? You can't remember if all the blacks were made up together or 1 to the recept and 2 made together?

 

[dsparks]

Is it romex? Are you putting in a GFCI? You can't remember if all the blacks were made up together or 1 to the recept and 2 made together?

on the back of the electrical switch i have it looks like this


0Load0
0 0




0Line0
0 0

ground screw around here

The top left is 1 black wire the bottom two left are both black as well the top right two holes are white wires the bottom right is one white wire

 

[220/221]

Slow down and focus dude.

switch or receptacle?

If recep, is it GFCI?

 

[220/221]

If GFCI

Test power between the pairs of black/whites.

One set will be hot. These will be the "line". White to silver screw, black to brass screw.

Other pairs will be loads, down stream (protected by the GFCI)

 

[dsparks]

If GFCI

Test power between the pairs of black/whites.

One set will be hot. These will be the "line". White to silver screw, black to brass screw.

Other pairs will be loads, down stream (protected by the GFCI)

awesome.... i think that answers my question... there can only be one set of line wires and the rest are load there cant be an odd amount correct?

 

[220/221]

there can only be one set of line wires and the rest are load there cant be an odd amount correct?

Not necessarily.

There will only be one set of HOT wires. They go on the line side.


The rest of the wires can be on the line OR the load side depending on where they are going.

If they are going to other regular receps that need to be GFCI protected (othe kit/outdoor receps), attaching them to the load side will protect them thru that GFCI.

If they are going somewhere that you don't want/need to protect, attaching them to the line side will send the line power out.

 

[dsparks]

thanks for the help! i appreciate it