How to Wire a 20A GFCI and 20A Receptacle in a 2-Gang Box Fast and Safely
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
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Simply fuking perfect. Awesome. Those screws are 12 and 6. Woohoo
Thanks Dave! Have a great weekend!
Of course it does. I’m me
I'm an electrician and I follow this channel for extra information since this gentleman has a long experience in the field especially electrical terminology.
Hi! Thanks so much for the kind comments! I am also an electrical and general licensed contractor. Not too many of us have both licenses! :)
I just bought a house and they had the 4 way light in hallway all screwed up but I followed your video on 4 way and fixed it, my wife thinks I’m a hero lol, thank you so much for making these easy to follow videos. Again thank you
Great job Jim! Tell your wife that Sparky says that she is correct!
How can anyone not be competent after watching? Great job teaching. Keep it up !
Thanks so much John!
Know it’s great using tamperproof (& code) but they sure can be finicky when plugging into to, it’s “almost” adult proof as well as child proof😉
Cheers Bill✌🏻
Ya. Do u insert the two prongs on an angle then the longer prong? There is a trick to it. I had a power bar like this. 😤
it usually helps to wiggle the plug a little as you're plugging it in.
Yes, they really are finicky! They keep the little tykes safe though.
@@SparkyChannel Could've served me well when I was 2 years old. Let's just say I stuck something in the receptacle and paid for it with a little zap.
What I love about the Sparky channel so much is you make it very easy to understand what you're doing and you also practice very good safety which is highly effective keep the videos coming Bill thanks Sparky Channel's number one.👍👍
While you may have checked hot to ground, and neutral to ground, and this video is intended for competent persons
The neutral may be damaged or have a loose connection
Also the hot may have been abandoned, but the neutral is hot
Testing both with the ground is ideal for safety
Just added a 2 outlet near my garage door since my panel is there. Had an open slot so did a 20A breaker since i purchased a new welder and it's recommended to use it on a 20A and currently my garage plugs AND septic tank pump are on a circuit so i wanted this dedicated for higher draw corded tools like the welder, miter saw and table saw.
Came out really nice and didn't cost much since i had some 12/2 already. Maybe $40 in materials all in all.
It's nice to have a plug right near the door instead of over by my workbench and having to run an extension cord when i want to work out in the driveway and not be pressed for room inside the garage.
Great video! Since you were using a GFCI plug in tester, I would also the viewer that the GFCI outlet, if wired correctly, could be tripped with the push of the button on the GFCI tester as well as tripping the regular outlet if wired correctly too.
Hi Bill! Yes, excellent tip!
It would have been good to demonstrate the GFCI button on the outlet tester here.
Mr. G. would the test button on
the tester WORK on the second
duplex receptacle? Thereby tripping
the GFCI receptacle.
@@seniorcomputer3292 yes it would. If it didn't then the second receptacle would be unprotected.
IMO it's always better to test the GFCI directly.
Thanks so much Bill. I really appreciate your content and you've help me on more than one project. This one is another masterpiece. :) I love your down to earth way of teaching!
Great to hear. Thanks David!
Good job Sparky. I like your outside the box technique.
I prefer to leave my jumpers straight when I'm securing them to the second device, and then align the devices. just seems a little less awkward to hold like that.
also, smartlock makes it harder to miswire, but I still always use the GFCI tester to confirm proper operation rather than relying on the test button, alone. older GFCIs could be wired so the device would only trip with the test button.
Thanks Ken!
Thanks I think I got it!
Excellent!
Thank you for posting this. Just what I was looking for.
No problem!
Couldn't u press the button on ur gfci outlet tester?
Great video! Bill, I wish you would show the blue silicone bands that you featured in another video!
Fantastic explanation. Thank you!
This is exactly what I have to do thank you so much
My pleasure, thanks!
Question : if I take the same setup in this video and I wanted to run power to a switch box do I plug it into the extra line holes or the load holes of the first GFCI outlet ??
@@SparkyChannel ?
Did that same exact project a couple weeks ago ... Great little vid ... And you did yours correct too ... Lol ...
Thanks Eddy! Have a great weekend!
I have this same setup in my bathroom and they're to close to the wall. I was considering turning the box 90 degrees to resolve. What do you think I should be on the lookout for and is it even feasible?
Why did you wire your jumper wires to the bottom of the non GFCI receptacle and not the top?
The top is for line only meaning incoming power. However, the receptacle on the right is getting it's power from the GFCI so it is being used as a load and hence the jumper wires must be connected on the load side of the receptacle.
If I need to get power to another switch box for my lights where do you plug in the wires that run to the next box ?? How do I jump power to that other box
@sparky channel
Awesome. Exactly what I was looking for.
Nicely done. Thank you. I couldn’t tell if the pigtail wires have to be 12 gauge like the Romex. Can they be 14 gauge?
Yes, it can be 14 gauge.
@@SparkyChannel thanks
Wow, interesting, I never seen a GFCI that has a slowly fading away green light on them
Yes, it is intersting!
Great video, thank you!
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¡Saludos desde San Diego! GBY as well!
Hi Can I use 2 gfi outlets instead of just the 1? I only have 20 amp gfi outlets on hand.
Sure, but you should use pigtails for that rather than daisy chaining those outlets
What if I now want to go from this double box out to another box in the kitchen? Could I run the wires from the top of the 2nd receptacle?
YES YOU CAN --WITH UNDERSTANDING THE NEW OUTLET WILL BE GFCI PROTECTED TOO
Awesome thank you!!
Thank you!
At 2:25 he is showing 0.0 DC voltage? But I get the point. Good video.
He’s using a Fluke 117 on auto voltage. If it had detected any AC, it would automatically switch. Since it didn’t detect AC or DC it stayed on the default setting. Still a valid zero AC volts.
Good video.
Thank you.
No problem, thanks Tommy!
What if I have a two bowl sink and I wanted to have two outlets on that side also?
The hot and neutral wires were connected to the bottom portion of the 2nd (non GFI) receptacle. Are these wires always connected to the lower if its not the first receptacle in the circuit?
I think it doesn't matter accept the fact it's neat n shorter way to connect them
Final trim screws on cover plate are all exactly vertical. Perfect attention to details makes a good electrician.
I can't do it any other way. LOL!
Great video
Thanks so much!
@@SparkyChannel thank you
I that a newly installed circuit ? The wires and box look new.
No. I did vacuum out and clean the box though.
Anyone ever tell you that you sound like Scotty Kilmer?
does it matter if both the outlets are GFCI, instead of just one?
Gfcis can protect downstream outlets you don’t need to use 2 gfcis!
What 14/3 with a red wire?
What about the tabs on the non gfi ?!?
I have a question so since their both 20amp can you use 20amp breakers for each or you have to go bigger size?
The 20A circuit can handle multiple receptacles.
@@SparkyChannel Yes, it's funny how some people think that there is a magic number for how many receptacles can go on a circuit in a house. Lol
@@SparkyChannel gocha level 1 apprentice here so im learning as much as i can
have you ever drilled a hole into a brick wall to make an outdoor outlet?
Nope.
How come they aren’t installed with ground facing up ? Isn’t that code too?
There is no code like that. I put them grounds down because the rest of the house was grounds down, and I wanted them to match.
Couldn't stress double checking I've turned off a breaker way to many times thinking a wire is off when it isn't then I get shocked I learned the first time 120 volts does not feel good
Good point!
Two (2) duplex receptacles wired in parallel. As the LOAD increases the RESISTANCE (Ohms) will be REDUCED and the Current will be increased.
Thank you.
ummm... not quite. they're best described as master/slave. when the GFCI is active, they will function in parallel, but the GFCI will disconnect both. adding load is usually calculated as adding wattage (or Volt-Amps), not as subtracting resistance in this kind of circuit planning.
Thanks Ted!
@@bljdeep they've learned a little of textbook electrical theory, and are trying to make it fit to real world installations.
Newest trend is to have the ground of the outlets facing up.
Nooo! I died a little inside when you used your screwdriver on the gfci buttons. The journeyman I worked under doing residential got after me the first time I did that, and I get after apprentices when I see them doing that. But I guess it’s different if it’s your own home and not for a customer.
I use the (plastic) tip of my non contact tracer. the screwdriver tip can scratch. my pet peeve is finish carpenters using their pencil.
@@kenbrown2808 I'll try that. The screwdriver can scratch the button a little.
@@SparkyChannel the reason for using a tool is because the button is too small for our big fingertips. My inspector uses the ground pin on his tester.
@@kenbrown2808 Yes! My big finger just doesn't fit well on those little buttons. I'm going to try using the tip of my voltage sensor. That sounds like a great idea.
@@SparkyChannel older ones had a chamfered opening and you didn't have to press the button so far. but the newer ones have a cleaner look...
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Cheers with beers!!
3:54 a little Chris Berman wooooooooop
I always enjoyed Chris Berman!
Great Video Sparky!! thank you for sharing!! Kids Remember: ELECTRICITY WILL KILL YOU!