Rough in for Christmas lights

[bigjohn67]

Switching GFCI

Switching GFCI

If I may add my thoughts,

Be careful with switching a GFCI outlet. They trip when power is lost. Such as the Leviton. If you are going to switch outdoor outlets, besure to use a GFCI breaker or outlet ahead of the switch.

 

[stickboy1375]

If I may add my thoughts,

Be careful with switching a GFCI outlet. They trip when power is lost. Such as the Leviton. If you are going to switch outdoor outlets, besure to use a GFCI breaker or outlet ahead of the switch.

I only had that problem on IN-LINE gfi protection... don't recall going thru the house resetting GFI's after a power failure

 

[mdshunk]

If I may add my thoughts,

Be careful with switching a GFCI outlet. They trip when power is lost. Such as the Leviton. If you are going to switch outdoor outlets, besure to use a GFCI breaker or outlet ahead of the switch.

That is profoundly untrue.

 

[Rockyd]

Christmas lights???

You need to see this to get "The code of Christmas"


Merry Christmas all!!!

 

[stickboy1375]

That was awesome...

 

[LarryFine]

They trip when power is lost.

That is profoundly untrue.

Sorry, John, but MD is correct. They won't reset without power, but they won't trip; if they were set before the power is lost, they'll stay set.

 

[George Stolz]

There was a brand that tripped when switched, but I can't remember when or which it was. It was three years ago, I think, when I saw it with my own eyes.

I know Coopers do not. They might have in the past.

 

[mdshunk]

There was a brand that tripped when switched, but I can't remember when or which it was. It was three years ago, I think, when I saw it with my own eyes.

I know Coopers do not. They might have in the past.

There is a failure mode of certain GFCI's that can cause them to do this. 'Eagle' brand was somewhat infamous for this. A properly functioning GFCI will not trip when power is lost. This was such a problem with early generations of GFCI receptacles that the urban legend "you can't switch a GFCI" was developed and persists to some extent. It is only a screwed up GFCI that will trip when switched, and modern GFCI's seem to be immune to this trouble.

 

[tallgirl]

(Better late than never )

Someone just shared this with me --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmjPzSqZcBk

When I was a kid I used to be able to buy all the parts I'd need to make controllers for this sort of thing. These days it's all done with computers and other gadgetry I can't afford just for the heck of it.

 

[bradleyelectric]

Christmas lights???

You need to see this to get "The code of Christmas"


Merry Christmas all!!!

Song is wizards of Winter by the Trans Siberian Orchestra

Went and saw them Dec. 29th at Baltimore Arena. A great show with great light and lazer show incorporated.

 

[kc8dxx]

We recently had to add receptacle circuits to a garage

Lucky HO, to have more than one outlet in a garage!