Bathroom GFCI

[@everythinghomerepair1747]

Nice job. It should be noted that most newer GFCI’s can accept the two wires under the line screws. Just be sure to make all wires very tight. So there is no need for the pigtails. Also be very careful when doing this because your initial GFCI may have multiple sets of load wires leaving and going to your garage, laundry room, or exterior receptacles. You want to make sure that any of those other areas don’t loose protection or become redundantly protected.

[@sigzor302620]

Thank you so much for you video instruction. It helped me tremendously when I was changing my gfci outlet in my kitchen and very importantly determining the line and load wires for placing them correctly on my gfci.

[@PeskyActivist]

A complete explanation of why the GFI outlets are wired the way they are is necessary!

[@gerardocruz3950]

Man you save me a big time finding the issue, I never thought that they run pwr from one bathroom all the way to the other I was looking and looking for a hide gfci everywhere on the 2° bathroom.. but I do know that the first one has one bad gfci that is going to be replaced and I will separate and do the splitting like you did!! You just gain another subscriber 😁👍

[@robertpost1807]

That’s is fine if there is only 1 GFCI in your first location. If there is another outlet in the first bathroom then the same thing will need to be done to that outlet as well or it would have no GFCI protection.

[@zaneblane8160]

Why did you use pigtails? Couldn't you just use the wires from the box to the Gfci? Where did you get the pigtails?

[@clearwatertom]

Very well explained....Thank you!

[@anthonygould6865]

that made a lot of sense. thank you for that. very well explained.

[@warrencampbell4276]

I have 2 black wires from my old gfci, and 1 white. I connected them the same as old receptical, but got no power. Could I have put the black in wrong spots, or white. There is a light switch next to this also

[@everythinghomerepair1747]

Check your line and load. They are often in opposite positions on old and new GFCIs. If I understand right you should have one black and one white on the line terminals and then a white from your light to the neutral load terminal and a jumper to the switch on the load hot terminal.

[@98103rocky]

why no ground in first bathroom end circuit ,,no pigtail ground from the new gfci

[@josephbattaglia3690]

When you hut the reset button in middle and it stays in what foes that mean? What does it mean when the reset button pops right out?

[@WV591]

Good idea. have to do this to our bathrooms. TU

[@Memo740i]

Why did he take off the LOAD wires from the second GFCI?

[@robertpost1807]

Memo740i the second GFCI is actually the first GFCI in the circuit. He just started with the outlet down stream on the circuit first.

[@ddaniels2901dd]

So the bathrooms would independently trip. One bathroom woul not trip the other bathrooms. Take one bathroom off of the load side of the GFI and put it on the line side. By doing so, the 1st bathroom GFI wouldn't trip the down stream GFI receptacle in 2nd bathroom

[@MsDaddyrabbit1]

Excellent

[@DoctorMeh]

The pigtail doesn't make sense. All sockets have the terminals for the load to pass without "passing through" the socket.

[@robertpost1807]

DoctorMeh pig tailing makes a much better electrical connection.

[@MrEnderBeast]

Ice how did you get so many views

[@anthonymurillo1876]

No need to do this. Waste of time.