GFCI tripping when opening a switch

[tom baker]

Originally Posted by gndrod

Good point. Kitchen, bathroom, laundry GFCI bc with lighting is a NEC violation to start with. rbj

What section prohibts this?

[gndrod]

Originally Posted by tom baker

What section prohibts this?

Hi Tom, See Post #9. rbj

[CallMeJC]

Somewhere along the line this light was assumed to be on a small appliance circuit, laundry circuit or bathroom circuit, and that would be an issue [ except for 210.11 (C) 3 ex ]. However that wasn't stated in the original post. Is there anywhere in the code that would not allow a light fixture to be supplied by a GFCI?

[LarryFine]

Originally Posted by gndrod

Kitchen, bathroom, laundry GFCI bc with lighting is a NEC violation to start with.

Originally Posted by tom baker

What section prohibts this?

Originally Posted by gndrod

Hi Tom, See Post #9. rbj

There's a difference between lighting not being allowed on certain circuits, and not being allowed on a GFCI-protected circuit at all.

[mcclary's electrical]

[quote=CallMeJC;1123084]Somewhere along the line this light was assumed to be on a small appliance circuit, laundry circuit or bathroom circuit, and that would be an issue [ except for 210.11 (C) 3 ex ]. However that wasn't stated in the original post. Is there anywhere in the code that would not allow a light fixture to be supplied by a GFCI?[/QUOTE]



You're asking the wrong question. The answer to the question you just asked is Yes, 620.24 (a),,,,,,this odviously does not apply to your situation. AS LARRY stated,,,,your question leaves lots of room for error and you are not asking the right questions. We already asked you....why is this GFI'd?? What reason do you have for installing the light on the load side of a GFI? Please tell

[gndrod]

Originally Posted by CallMeJC

Somewhere along the line this light was assumed to be on a small appliance circuit, laundry circuit or bathroom circuit, and that would be an issue [ except for 210.11 (C) 3 ex ]. However that wasn't stated in the original post. Is there anywhere in the code that would not allow a light fixture to be supplied by a GFCI?

The general comment in my post was only the mention of locations a GFCI would be normally located, three of which would be areas of non-compliance and two areas (garage and outside) where a BC wired ahead of GFCI's could resolve the problem. There was no intention of forcasting where the op was having this problem.

It would have been nice if the op would have indicated where the GFCI-lighting was located as Mc Clary and I have requestd at least twice in this discussion. My apology for injecting confusion by my mind reading attempt. Looking forward to an answer so a more straight forward answer can be suggested. rbj

[CallMeJC]

Originally Posted by mcclary's electrical

You're asking the wrong question. The answer to the question you just asked is Yes, 620.24 (a),,,,,,this odviously does not apply to your situation. AS LARRY stated,,,,your question leaves lots of room for error and you are not asking the right questions. We already asked you....why is this GFI'd?? What reason do you have for installing the light on the load side of a GFI? Please tell

Just for clarification I'm not the original poster, it is not "my situation", or "my question". You may want to direct your questioning to Natfuelbilll who started this thread.

[gndrod]

Originally Posted by Natfuelbilll

sss (sorry slow slow) getting back to you all.

Hi Natfuelbilll.....are you still with us? rbj

[Natfuelbilll]

The light is not in a bathroom or laundry and is not in an elevator pit.
The light is installed in a basement. The metal housing is easily reached. The light and switch are powered from the load side of the gfci.

The intention of this connection is to provide a greater level of safety than the Code demands as a minimum.

Consider the Question in a more technical light. Why would the gfci trip on opening of the switch?

[Bryan Ferguson]

Is it a finished basement, gfi is not required in finished basements, maybe having a flourescent fixture is not the right choice for your application, is it possible the ballast(even if in perfect working condition) is causing enough of an unbalanced load to trip the gfci? Just a thought.