Line And Load Wiring Diagram
Gfci load wiring diagram.
Line and load wiring diagram. However only 2 of them are fed from the load side of the gfci. Refer to the diagram above about wiring gfci receptacles for additional help. The other outlet is pigtailed from the line side of the gfci. The result is that neither device receives the entire 120 v necessary for proper operation.
The above switch wiring diagram shows a different wire color coding than what is used in the usa. In the diagram below you have a gfci that feeds 3 outlets. Power is connected to the gfci line side. In this wiring configuration the common terminals on each 2 way switch are connected together with one wire.
Loosen the silver and brass terminal screws on the line side of the outlet. At the second device the line is the power source coming in from the first device. The load is the wire going out to the third device on the circuit and so on. Line and load will be clearly labeled on the back of the gfci outlet and often times the load side will be covered with a piece of tape.
With the first device the line is the wire running from the service panel to the device and the load is the wire running from the first device to the second device downstream on the circuit. 14 one load per line two loads must not be connected in series on one line of a line diagram. To wire a single gfci simply connect the source conductors to the line side of the. Ground fault circuit.
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