mentioning the need to remove the existing gfci receptacles was great advice and kept me from making that mistake and having to then remove a few outlets that i rather not deal with..so thank you for that little nugget of gold
Your video just helped me out of 3 hours of frustration. I recently just purchased a pigtail gfci breaker for a swimming pool pump. When I was at Lowe’s the supposed to be ex electrician did not explain to me that these would conflict with each other. He sold me a similar box as yours with the twr gfci outlet already installed, and the breaker. After 2 hours of trying to get this thing to work , I popped on RUclips to see if some video would be able to help me. I found yours. Thank you so very much for being spot on about the outlet and breaker conflicting with each other. Very appreciative in ky
I recently had to troubleshoot a new install. It had GFCI feeding a series of outlets downstream, including another gfci, as well as a fan. Started into it and was puzzled. It looked like it was an issue where it was a conflict with the gfcis but then discovered that it would trip the feeder gfci no matter what device you had on it. I replaced the gfci with a new one and all was well. Still, I was quite annoyed. I also found 4 conductors in various boxes that all had damaged insulation from the electrician pulling in the wires. He also seemed to like having a lot of conductors in a box. I didn't do any conductor calcs but at least two boxes were marginal at a glance. They also placed the gfci outlet behind the washer so good luck resetting that. The washer in front of it is on a pedestal so you have to climb on top and reach down behind but there is also the cabinet above you so you have to reach in under the cabinet and then down behind to reach it.
I recently begun to watch your videos and they are great, your instructions are clear to understand congratulation i subcribed because you're a person that avoid too much bla bla and you go straight to the point.
I'm a local handyman. I've never done this but now I feel much more confident that I can do this for my customer tomorrow. Thank you. Btw I did verify that the outlet had its own dedicated 20 amp breaker and it's under a sink as a half hot so this is why I had to choose this method which seems very doable.
All your videos are helpful. I love the way you explain and man you are so organized, I've never seen a youtuber organized like you. I watch your channel from Canada.
Totally excellent... Seems the hardest part is tracing the original load neutral wire and then extending it from the old neutral bar connection to the GFCI if not long enough
Great video Ben! You warned of "issues" if you don't remove other GFCIs in the located same circuit as the breaker panel GFCI.... Removing the downstream GFCIs is not a problem but wondering what kind of issues leaving them in would cause?
Second video of yours that I watch in as many days. Thank you! You really help explain some topics that I haven't had a chance to learn in the field yet.
It is always good idea to install GFCI & AFCI Breaker for all circuit in your home, all socket and lighting, not only GFCI outlet in wet areas. In Poland (Europe) is common to install RCBO in main panel for all circuits. Other possibility is to install at feed in main RCD and then after RCD standard CB's - in that case whole house is GFCI protected.
@@technik87 As per code (at least in North America), GFI protection is required 1.5m of a water source such as a basin. These areas are more of a problem because of water as a conductor of electricity. No water, less problem so having them in say a bedroom makes less sense. They also consider cost, and the cost difference is huge - no one is going spend that kind of money at least here in Canada (15A GFI breaker is ~$100, while a standard breaker is ~$10. Same with outlets - huge price difference. I used to work for the manufacture of his breaker panel (Schneider Electric), and I have never recommended to GFI the entire house. But electricians have asked me, would the companies ever make a main breaker with either GFI of AFI protection built in. I laugh and say answer is no, it will never happen. Obviously, If you have something like a fish tank, then I recommend something like a dedicated GFI cord.
I actually liked your video - it was informative and you gave good explanations of the 20 Amp GFCI circuit breaker installation. The only thing I noticed that was perhaps off was that the replacement receptacle appeared to be 15 Amp rather than 20 Amp.
Thanks for the feedback! It is actually fine to use a duplex 15amp receptacle on a 20amp circuit by code. Of course you can always exceed the code if you want to but it is not required. Blessings from Minnesota!
Just what I need to do. Just replaced a bath vent fan and it had no ground. It's also the same circuit as vanity outlets that are not GFI. Two birds with one stone as they say. Thank you for the video.
Nice video Ben, I recently purchased a square d with the built in plug in neutral. I’m hoping this will be a nice smooth new service for my shop. Hope everything is going well for you and the family!! Take care and wishing you the best!!! Art
Ferris Bueller your my hero...... you do look like ferris though. Thank you i do autobody ,paint ,weld,suspension,auto electric some what. Never felt comfortable doing residential electric until your video's giving us your expert tutelage. Sincerly thank you i dont let anyonr do any work on and cars period except alighnment tires thats it. Thanks for letting the jew in me keep trucking.
It would have been great to see that the outlet was actually protected by using a GFCI tester for the last part of the video. However, I still think this was a great video. Nicely done!
Hey hey good video thanks for the walk through. The only thing I might have changed is installing a second outlet plug in that box and get rid of the "multi-banger" (not correct term just what i call them). Also good to know that the gfci plugs don't tent to hold up outside and the breaker is the way to go. Thanks again!
I bought a Ground Fault Circuit Breaker to protect a line that had all kind of wiring down line, including outside. I don't know if I installed it correctly or not, but I could not get it to set. I thought maybe the wiring to the different outlets was done incorrectly so I just removed it and put in the old breaker. I will add a regular GFCI to the outside outlet and see if that works. Now, for the question. Did I install the Ground Fault Circuit Breaker correctly. I plugged it into the box correctly, connected the white pigtail to the ground bar, but I was confused with where to connect the black wire. There were two screw connectors on the GFCB. The pigtail seemed to come out the one that had a white dot painted on it. So I connected the black wire to the other screw. Are you following me? Did I do it correctly? It was a Square D 110v that appeared to have a 220 connection. At the Home Depot webpage, it shows a GFIBreaker movie. As soon as this movie starts, it shows a breaker like mine. Do you understand my confusion? Thank you
I was having this same problem. I wonder if it is legal and code to do this on my swimming pool in North Carolina. Honestly they must be terribly expensive. I would think any modern home should use them as a standard. Much safer I would think. Thanks. Great video I think I will try this. Oh ant thank you for explaining how the two neutral wires connect. I did not have that right until this video. I have not done it yet. I want to understand every aspect before I do this.
Wow Bat Man You've got it Dialed In ! Your going somewhere in life and good to see ! Fantastic video for those of us don't know what's out there and how to spin things down. I know quite a bit about electronics and have degrees and FCC licenses …. but NEC and electrician stuff isn't in always in the wheelhouse ! I have a question maybe you can help with ??? …. question #1 Do the GFI AF breakers come in peanut breaker size ? question #2 will / do " Square D" breakers work in most GE panels ? Thanks much Sir ! "Senior Tortugo"
Love those Knipex pliers. I just wish they went down to 22 awg on the strippers so I could have a all-in-one tool for electrical, alarm/cameras & networking. Thx for the vid!!
Thanks for the video! Can you clarify on issues caused by GFCI outlet on the dual function circuit? I've read its fine, but you just get no additional protection, and if there's a fault, it may not always be consistent which device trips depending where the fault occurs.
Not all Screws are Color coded, I'd not rely on this philosophy entirely. Siemen's as an example have silver on both screws for the newer Q120DF model, However on the sides of the breaker in small text is the correct Labeling such as 'Power' and 'Load Neutral'. The white tail shows 'Panel Neutral'. Otherwise most informative and good safety tips, thank you for sharing.
I have to agree that is a lot easier ,i do have a couple on my box ,however also have to be said that it's so inconvenient when it trips and you have to go all the way to the panel to reset, on this case showed here i can't imagine, if you have to go that far and on that time of environment to re set ti
Thank you for this video I love like you explain every videos, however i have a quetion for you ¿can i put regulars outlet in the Kitchen and bath room, only installing a GFCI breakers o dual breakers
Great videos as usual. If I run a circuit with a new Dual Function CAFI/GFCI surely every receptacle does NOT need to be in a sequential daisy chain right ?? example say you have one or two receptacles downstream from panel and then a junction splitting into a kitchen island and also out of junction box to more counter top wall receptacles.
Not that way by design, but when you're doing stuff at home that happens, especially with short sections and pigtails. I think code would require you label them if using the non traditional colors, but many places don't follow NEC for homeowners.
I'm always learning something from your videos. I'm doing a big home wire job and want to do everything right for insurance purposes. One question I have right now though is why aren't you using the square bits instead of flats? Squares grip so much better.
Gracias por tus vídeos son de buena información para nosotros los que estamos aprendiendo electricidad y este vídeo esta muy bien entendido para que hagamos bien el trabajo en casa, gracias amigo
Curious Benjamin, what are those two white rings around the live wires coming into the panel (see 3:20 of video). Would also like to see a video on the install of a whole house surge protector.
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Thanks for the info. I'm kind of OCD and putting that box back together without cleaning out all of the spider webs it going to cause me to lose sleep, but other than that, great tutorial. That looked like a beautiful winter day. It's October 3 right now, and that almost makes me look forward to winter. Almost. It wasn't really 30 below zero though, was it?
Ben, two questions: 1. With the installation of the gfi in the main panel or sub panel, do you have to identify, on each outlet, that it is gfi protected? 2. A comment more than a question, with the possibility of accidentally touching the “hot” input lugs, is there someway to cover these lugs with a heavy clear plastic shroud? Thanks for your videos, I’m learning quite a bit and may tackle doing the electrical on the house we’re going to build.
Can you use a GFCI breaker on a 2 wire circuit in an old house and replace all the outlets with 3 prong receptacles? Will a GFCI tester trip the circuit since there is no ground?
How do you install the white wire already in the gfci box though? That's the part we're confused about we have the same box but it doesn't come with that wire installed and every video skips that part
I have a T&B GFB130 ground fault breaker. It has 2 terminals at the bottom. One of them is above the pigtail and has a white dot above it. The other has the bigger connection screw. Which one is the "hot" screw and which one goes to the neutral? Right now I have the white dot terminal connected to the neutral wire, the pigtail going to the neutral bar and the black wire connected to the terminal with the big screw lug. Unfortunately it trips immediately when I turn the circuit on (nothing is connected downstream). Ideas?
I'm in Massachusetts and I've been looking to get my 1980's Murray 100A panel and service upgraded to 200A. While the job looks simple to me, the quotes have been in the mid $3000 range. I've been getting conflicting information from people saying that most of the replacement 15A and 20A breakers will need to be GFCI breakers to me only needing to re-run my 30A NEMA 10-30 3-wire dryer and 50A 10-50 3-wire range to newer 4-wire receptacles (NEMA 14-30 AND 14-50). I was told that these point-of-service GFCI receptacles are available in 240v 30A and 50A models and would be a good workaround to avoid having to run new wire. I however have yet to find them. Might you have any advice?
You mentioned that if you had a ground fault breaker hooked to a ground fault receptacle the receptacle might not work. However my entire house has ground fault breakers for the baths and kitchen and in each of those rooms I also have ground fault receptacles and they all seem to work. Wondering if the electrician who wired my house just wanted to sell me more than I needed. The house was built in 2009.
Yeah... that does sound like you got to rip off or the electrician doesn't know what he's doing. You don't get double protection. Or might be you got an Arc fault receptacles not an Ground fault receptacles, thus it works for you.
I know you will strongly not recommend doing this but I had to ask. Is there a way to change out a circuit breaker without turning off main service breaker? I am asking because my service panel doesn't have main breaker. Electricity directly comes from power meter to individual circuit. To change a circuit breaker, I have to call Edison to remove the meter and city for permit and get an inspection. And then call Edison for reoinstallation of the meter.
Question: The neutral conductor thru the GFCI is an insulated conductor. Why is the exact same neutral conductor that goes outside the house to the step down transformer not insulated? thank you.
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mentioning the need to remove the existing gfci receptacles was great advice and kept me from making that mistake and having to then remove a few outlets that i rather not deal with..so thank you for that little nugget of gold
Glad it helped!
Your video just helped me out of 3 hours of frustration. I recently just purchased a pigtail gfci breaker for a swimming pool pump. When I was at Lowe’s the supposed to be ex electrician did not explain to me that these would conflict with each other. He sold me a similar box as yours with the twr gfci outlet already installed, and the breaker. After 2 hours of trying to get this thing to work , I popped on RUclips to see if some video would be able to help me. I found yours. Thank you so very much for being spot on about the outlet and breaker conflicting with each other.
Very appreciative in ky
I recently had to troubleshoot a new install. It had GFCI feeding a series of outlets downstream, including another gfci, as well as a fan. Started into it and was puzzled. It looked like it was an issue where it was a conflict with the gfcis but then discovered that it would trip the feeder gfci no matter what device you had on it. I replaced the gfci with a new one and all was well. Still, I was quite annoyed. I also found 4 conductors in various boxes that all had damaged insulation from the electrician pulling in the wires. He also seemed to like having a lot of conductors in a box. I didn't do any conductor calcs but at least two boxes were marginal at a glance. They also placed the gfci outlet behind the washer so good luck resetting that. The washer in front of it is on a pedestal so you have to climb on top and reach down behind but there is also the cabinet above you so you have to reach in under the cabinet and then down behind to reach it.
Your house (in the background) reminds of growing up in Indiana. Thanks for the memories. And, thank you too, for the instruction and education.
Nicely done, clear and concise. It's always a welcome surprise to find a do-it-yourself video that gets right to the point. Thanks!
Best explanation of plug-on-neutral I've heard thus far on RUclips. I feel some explaining it don't actually understand it.
Thank you always new info. Was going to leave ground fault outlets after installing dual breaker. You cleared that up. Best electrical videos on web
I’ve scoured google and RUclips and finally found this video. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much!!
I recently begun to watch your videos and they are great, your instructions are clear to understand congratulation i subcribed because you're
a person that avoid too much bla bla and you go straight to the point.
Thank you and thumbs up! You filled in the missing gaps from other vids.
I'm a local handyman. I've never done this but now I feel much more confident that I can do this for my customer tomorrow. Thank you. Btw I did verify that the outlet had its own dedicated 20 amp breaker and it's under a sink as a half hot so this is why I had to choose this method which seems very doable.
Southwest Missouri here as always I really like your videos thank you
All your videos are helpful. I love the way you explain and man you are so organized, I've never seen a youtuber organized like you. I watch your channel from Canada.
This guy says "well at least its 30 below 0" lolol this man has to be from the midwest! xD love it.
Nicely done, answered several questions!! Replacing standard 20A breaker in panel to protect outlets near kitchen sink.
Totally excellent... Seems the hardest part is tracing the original load neutral wire and then extending it from the old neutral bar connection to the GFCI if not long enough
Very fine video. And presented without mistakes!! Hope to see another from this guy.
Great video Ben! You warned of "issues" if you don't remove other GFCIs in the located same circuit as the breaker panel GFCI.... Removing the downstream GFCIs is not a problem but wondering what kind of issues leaving them in would cause?
Thank you. Exactly what I needed to install my new GFCI breakers.
Best video on this so far!
Second video of yours that I watch in as many days. Thank you! You really help explain some topics that I haven't had a chance to learn in the field yet.
It is always good idea to install GFCI & AFCI Breaker for all circuit in your home, all socket and lighting, not only GFCI outlet in wet areas. In Poland (Europe) is common to install RCBO in main panel for all circuits. Other possibility is to install at feed in main RCD and then after RCD standard CB's - in that case whole house is GFCI protected.
I agree. I upgraded all my breakers recent to the dual function breakers from Square D.
That's a no, no. Do not install GFI breakers for all circuits, it's not code, adds costs and not recommended for all circuits.
@@BillC-64 Why not recommended? You don't want protect yourself?
@@technik87 As per code (at least in North America), GFI protection is required 1.5m of a water source such as a basin. These areas are more of a problem because of water as a conductor of electricity. No water, less problem so having them in say a bedroom makes less sense. They also consider cost, and the cost difference is huge - no one is going spend that kind of money at least here in Canada (15A GFI breaker is ~$100, while a standard breaker is ~$10. Same with outlets - huge price difference. I used to work for the manufacture of his breaker panel (Schneider Electric), and I have never recommended to GFI the entire house. But electricians have asked me, would the companies ever make a main breaker with either GFI of AFI protection built in. I laugh and say answer is no, it will never happen. Obviously, If you have something like a fish tank, then I recommend something like a dedicated GFI cord.
I actually liked your video - it was informative and you gave good explanations of the 20 Amp GFCI circuit breaker installation. The only thing I noticed that was perhaps off was that the replacement receptacle appeared to be 15 Amp rather than 20 Amp.
Thanks for the feedback! It is actually fine to use a duplex 15amp receptacle on a 20amp circuit by code. Of course you can always exceed the code if you want to but it is not required.
Blessings from Minnesota!
Yes he had a 20 Amp then, then he had 15 Amp installed
Ben, You create a very quality video and your explanations are cogent!!!
Thanks!
Excellent instructions and exactly what I was looking for. You just earned a new subscriber.
Just what I need to do. Just replaced a bath vent fan and it had no ground. It's also the same circuit as vanity outlets that are not GFI. Two birds with one stone as they say. Thank you for the video.
Nice video Ben,
I recently purchased a square d with the built in plug in neutral. I’m hoping this will be a nice smooth new service for my shop. Hope everything is going well for you and the family!! Take care and wishing you the best!!!
Art
Your videos are the best!!! Thanks so much!!!
I always like your video it's always helpful and always learn something Thanks for the uploading videos
Thanks For The Information and Upload of The Video! Take Care!
Another excellent video, Ben. I really enjoy the channel.
Thank you! This just saved me a lot of work.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and I also smashed the thumbs up button.
Great video. Clear and to the point.
Hi Ben, Nice quiet setting as I do hear a few birds which is a peaceful sound, oh yea, Great 👍 Electrical Info too! Thanks 🙏
Ferris Bueller your my hero...... you do look like ferris though. Thank you i do autobody ,paint ,weld,suspension,auto electric some what. Never felt comfortable doing residential electric until your video's giving us your expert tutelage. Sincerly thank you i dont let anyonr do any work on and cars period except alighnment tires thats it. Thanks for letting the jew in me keep trucking.
As always, great video Ben! I do just the opposite when installing me receptacles, (ground on top.) There is a good reason for doing that.
Finally someone I agree with! other recepticals like for the dryer or the the oven are supposed to be ground up.
Can you explain why? Thanks
It would have been great to see that the outlet was actually protected by using a GFCI tester for the last part of the video. However, I still think this was a great video. Nicely done!
Hey hey good video thanks for the walk through. The only thing I might have changed is installing a second outlet plug in that box and get rid of the "multi-banger" (not correct term just what i call them). Also good to know that the gfci plugs don't tent to hold up outside and the breaker is the way to go. Thanks again!
That jacket is sick.
Thanks for the video, I learned somethings I did not know about these type of GFCI breakers. I recently replaced a faulty one on my breaker panel.
you are the best! love your show.
Do you have to add labels to the downstream receptacles that they are protected?
I bought a Ground Fault Circuit Breaker to protect a line that had all kind of wiring down line, including outside. I don't know if I installed it correctly or not, but I could not get it to set. I thought maybe the wiring to the different outlets was done incorrectly so I just removed it and put in the old breaker. I will add a regular GFCI to the outside outlet and see if that works.
Now, for the question. Did I install the Ground Fault Circuit Breaker correctly. I plugged it into the box correctly, connected the white pigtail to the ground bar, but I was confused with where to connect the black wire. There were two screw connectors on the GFCB. The pigtail seemed to come out the one that had a white dot painted on it. So I connected the black wire to the other screw.
Are you following me? Did I do it correctly? It was a Square D 110v that appeared to have a 220 connection. At the Home Depot webpage, it shows a GFIBreaker movie. As soon as this movie starts, it shows a breaker like mine. Do you understand my confusion?
Thank you
I was having this same problem. I wonder if it is legal and code to do this on my swimming pool in North Carolina. Honestly they must be terribly expensive. I would think any modern home should use them as a standard. Much safer I would think. Thanks. Great video I think I will try this. Oh ant thank you for explaining how the two neutral wires connect. I did not have that right until this video. I have not done it yet. I want to understand every aspect before I do this.
Well done video. Keep up the good work.
This video helped me out alot! Subscribed!
Wow Bat Man You've got it Dialed In !
Your going somewhere in life and good to see !
Fantastic video for those of us don't know what's out there and how to spin things down.
I know quite a bit about electronics and have degrees and FCC licenses …. but NEC and electrician stuff isn't in always in the wheelhouse !
I have a question maybe you can help with ??? ….
question #1 Do the GFI AF breakers come in peanut breaker size ?
question #2 will / do " Square D" breakers work in most GE panels ?
Thanks much Sir !
"Senior Tortugo"
Benjamin I have a question. What if my panel is older and does not have a main shutoff?
Thanks again Ben.
Love those Knipex pliers. I just wish they went down to 22 awg on the strippers so I could have a all-in-one tool for electrical, alarm/cameras & networking. Thx for the vid!!
Thanks for the video! Can you clarify on issues caused by GFCI outlet on the dual function circuit? I've read its fine, but you just get no additional protection, and if there's a fault, it may not always be consistent which device trips depending where the fault occurs.
Nice and easy thanks can't be explaind
Better than that god bless.
Why doesnt downstream gfi outlet work when panel has new gfi type breaker ?
Not all Screws are Color coded, I'd not rely on this philosophy entirely. Siemen's as an example have silver on both screws for the newer Q120DF model, However on the sides of the breaker in small text is the correct Labeling such as 'Power' and 'Load Neutral'. The white tail shows 'Panel Neutral'. Otherwise most informative and good safety tips, thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the comment and good information!
Great video
Excellent video.
Such a great great video!!! Thank you for sharing.
Another great video!!
I have to agree that is a lot easier ,i do have a couple on my box ,however also have to be said that it's so inconvenient when it trips and you have to go all the way to the panel to reset, on this case showed here i can't imagine, if you have to go that far and on that time of environment to re set ti
Thank you for this video I love like you explain every videos, however i have a quetion for you ¿can i put regulars outlet in the Kitchen and bath room, only installing a GFCI breakers o dual breakers
Great info.Thanks!
Your videos are very good so I subscribe to it
Worth mentioning that he is smart using an insulated screwdriver. Don't use a big unshielded screwdriver in the service panel.
Thanks for the information
Great videos as usual. If I run a circuit with a new Dual Function CAFI/GFCI surely every receptacle does NOT need to be in a sequential daisy chain right ?? example say you have one or two receptacles downstream from panel and then a junction splitting into a kitchen island and also out of junction box to more counter top wall receptacles.
Yes you'll be absolutely fine. Everything on the circuit will be protected.
Why is it bad to have a dual function breaker and a gfci receptacle hooked up on the same circuit?
why is there no 100 a GFCI breaker? the highest i see is 60 amp, which is enough for me, but can i just replace the 100 A with the 60 amp?
Very helpful !! Love ❤️ the video subscribed !!!
Nicely presented. Odd that the ground wire to receptacle was black- sleeved instead of bare copper wire ( as is shown in other tutoring) Cheers mate !
Not that way by design, but when you're doing stuff at home that happens, especially with short sections and pigtails. I think code would require you label them if using the non traditional colors, but many places don't follow NEC for homeowners.
I'm always learning something from your videos. I'm doing a big home wire job and want to do everything right for insurance purposes. One question I have right now though is why aren't you using the square bits instead of flats? Squares grip so much better.
Gracias por tus vídeos son de buena información para nosotros los que estamos aprendiendo electricidad y este vídeo esta muy bien entendido para que hagamos bien el trabajo en casa, gracias amigo
What the hell only 16 dislikes this guy .. this guy must be correct in all his explanations
Suppose you have two 120V circuits sharing a neutral. is there a GFCI breaker for this configuration? Will it be separately switched for each circuit?
Curious Benjamin, what are those two white rings around the live wires coming into the panel (see 3:20 of video). Would also like to see a video on the install of a whole house surge protector.
Gloves are needed!! Good video though. And the wasps are nasty lol !!
Mask needed.
@@iberianlion1459 Great another mask nazi that thinks wearing them _outside when no one else is around_ is still somehow going to magically reduce infection rate
@@ArkamasRoss sarcasm 🤷♂️
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Thanks for the info. I'm kind of OCD and putting that box back together without cleaning out all of the spider webs it going to cause me to lose sleep, but other than that, great tutorial.
That looked like a beautiful winter day. It's October 3 right now, and that almost makes me look forward to winter. Almost. It wasn't really 30 below zero though, was it?
That was my B-Day!!!
You'd better not forget next year!
Ben, two questions:
1. With the installation of the gfi in the main panel or sub panel, do you have to identify, on each outlet, that it is gfi protected?
2. A comment more than a question, with the possibility of accidentally touching the “hot” input lugs, is there someway to cover these lugs with a heavy clear plastic shroud?
Thanks for your videos, I’m learning quite a bit and may tackle doing the electrical on the house we’re going to build.
What is the easiest way to find the natural wire in a messy wired old panel? There are several white wires on the bus.
How do you know if your panel is capable of “plug on neutral” mine is an Eaton sub panel purchased 2 years ago.
Thanks dude!
Thanks great explanation
Great video and quality !
I love your videos. Thank you for all your help. I’ll be building a house soon!
Can you use a GFCI breaker on a 2 wire circuit in an old house and replace all the outlets with 3 prong receptacles? Will a GFCI tester trip the circuit since there is no ground?
I have outlets in kitchen and dining room labeled gfci and a gfci breaker. Nothing connected to outlets and the breaker keeps tripping. Any idea why?
How do you install the white wire already in the gfci box though? That's the part we're confused about we have the same box but it doesn't come with that wire installed and every video skips that part
I have a T&B GFB130 ground fault breaker. It has 2 terminals at the bottom. One of them is above the pigtail and has a white dot above it. The other has the bigger connection screw. Which one is the "hot" screw and which one goes to the neutral?
Right now I have the white dot terminal connected to the neutral wire, the pigtail going to the neutral bar and the black wire connected to the terminal with the big screw lug. Unfortunately it trips immediately when I turn the circuit on (nothing is connected downstream).
Ideas?
I'm in Massachusetts and I've been looking to get my 1980's Murray 100A panel and service upgraded to 200A. While the job looks simple to me, the quotes have been in the mid $3000 range. I've been getting conflicting information from people saying that most of the replacement 15A and 20A breakers will need to be GFCI breakers to me only needing to re-run my 30A NEMA 10-30 3-wire dryer and 50A 10-50 3-wire range to newer 4-wire receptacles (NEMA 14-30 AND 14-50). I was told that these point-of-service GFCI receptacles are available in 240v 30A and 50A models and would be a good workaround to avoid having to run new wire. I however have yet to find them. Might you have any advice?
Smart, I like this idea
So if you have GFCI outlet - 1st in circuit - and you replace your normal breaker to dual function breaker - what will happen?
Why didn't you try to better seal up the outlet enclosure when you saw the wasps nests?
Those AFCIs are ridiculously expensive, but good to have.
do you need arch faults in a sub panel that is a basement next to the main full panel
Hi Ben. Good video! What is the little horizontal slot for on the regular outlet on the neutral side? I don’t have any outlets with those. Thanks!
You mentioned that if you had a ground fault breaker hooked to a ground fault receptacle the receptacle might not work. However my entire house has ground fault breakers for the baths and kitchen and in each of those rooms I also have ground fault receptacles and they all seem to work. Wondering if the electrician who wired my house just wanted to sell me more than I needed. The house was built in 2009.
Yeah... that does sound like you got to rip off or the electrician doesn't know what he's doing. You don't get double protection. Or might be you got an Arc fault receptacles not an Ground fault receptacles, thus it works for you.
Great video👍
Nice information.
I know you will strongly not recommend doing this but I had to ask. Is there a way to change out a circuit breaker without turning off main service breaker? I am asking because my service panel doesn't have main breaker. Electricity directly comes from power meter to individual circuit. To change a circuit breaker, I have to call Edison to remove the meter and city for permit and get an inspection. And then call Edison for reoinstallation of the meter.
Hi What's the use of ground fault fuse ? I like to know better ? Does 1 work for the whole house ? thanks .
Question: The neutral conductor thru the GFCI is an insulated conductor.
Why is the exact same neutral conductor that goes outside the house to
the step down transformer not insulated? thank you.