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Can you feed multiple outlets to one GFCI outlet near the sink?
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code states that if a water source such as a sink is within 6 feet of a receptacle, that recetacle (s), must be protected by a GFCI receptacle.
I believe the actual distance is 5 feet. Please forgive me if I'm wrong. But the NEC also requires that ANY counter top receptacles in a kitchen and receptacles ANYWHERE in a bathroom must be GFCI protected.
More directly to your question, ordinary receptacles can be protected from a GFCI receptacle if properly wired. They are designed to do that. It is a way to save money. You may also consider a GFCI breaker if you have many receptacles to protect. I was told once that there is a limit of 3 "piggy backed" receptacles per GFCI but I have never seen that in the NEC.
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How to wire 4 prong generator plug?
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Is there a device that will alarm if power goes out to a refrigerator outlet?
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When running outlets in a series can you still use the outlet itself as a coupler or do you have to pigtail the wires then feed the outlet?
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Why does the Outlet stops working after an appliance is plugged in?
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Will a gfci breaker work when neutrals and grounds are together in main panel or will there have to be a separate ground bar installed and wires separated?
Yes a GFCI will work if the neutrals and ground are to together the main panel. This is considered the line side of feed side of the GFCI. Neutral and ground can not touch down stream from the GFCI or on the load side of the GFCI.
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Bad connections in the outlet or connector screws or it's feed connections at another oulet. Next time it quits bang on it and bang on the adjoining outlets. If one point causes a flicker - look for the problem there.
What is the difference between flex outlet and spur outlet?
A flex outlet is a wall outlet which has a flexible cable permanently wired into it instead of being fitted with a plug to go into a socket outlet. Flex outlets have their own fuse holder to replace the fuse which would normally be fitted into the plug if a fused plug were used instead. Such fused flex outlets are commonly used for electrical appliances which will never be moved, such as immersion heaters, which are permanently installed into domestic hot water storage tanks, and hot water heaters which are wall-mounted. A spur outlet is an additional wall outlet that is permanently connected to another wall outlet instead of being wired directly back to the breaker panel on its own circuit. Spur outlets are used occasionally when most socket outlets in a building are installed on a "ring main" and for some reason - usually because of cost when an additional socket outlet is found to be needed at a new point in the building - it was decided not to extend the ring main itself to that point in the building. A "ring main" is a loop of cable that goes out from a breaker to feed a "ring" of socket outlets in part of a building and then returns to be connected back to the same breaker. For instance in an average-sized house 3 ring mains would normally be installed: one for the socket outlets in the kitchen, one for the rest of the ground floor and the third for the bedroom floor. This method is used extensively in the UK and Eire where every appliance has its own correctly-fused plug.
Can I install several GFCI outlets on one circuit as it would be difficult to find the first plug on the line?
Generally, no, as GFCIs are designed for one to be a "master" and have the others feed off of it.
What would be the correct wiring for 3 sets of wires into a GFCI outlet?
I'm assuming your 3 sets of wires are black or red, or some other color normally associated with the "hot" wire, a white for neutral and a green or bare conductor for ground. If your GFCI protects only itself and no other receptacles, you splice all the wires of the same color together and attach 'pig tails' to your splice to connect to the GFCI. If your GFCI protects other receptacles 'down stream', you connect only the hot and neutral feed from the panel to the line side of the receptacle. Then you splice the others together as described above and connect your pig tails to the load side. "Line" and "load" should be clearly marked on the GFCI. Your ground in this case is still all spliced together with a pigtail for connection to the GFCI. Line is from the panel. Load is to other receptacles. Getting these reversed will prohibit your GFCI from functioning properly.
What's wrong with a 240V outlet that tests at 277V?
What's the reading at the service panel? What do regular 115V outlets read at? What kind of meter are you using? Chances are you have 480/277V 3 phase power to this building. Whoever wired the outlet used a 277V feed, possibly because 240V was not avaliable. You should call an electrician, repair of this problem may involve instalation of a transformer.
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