Thank you so much for posting this video. I struggled with it several times, then watched your video. The one I purchased was different than the previous one with the load and line on opposite ends. The ground wire was never hooked up properly from the start. You saved me hundreds of dollars with an electrician.
Great Video! Just looked at one recent and it trips everytime i plug in the GCFI tester. Only have three wires. White, Black, and Ground. Connected to the bottom receptacle. Any advice would help Thanks!
Hey, not sure, I would try a different GFCI elsewhere to rule out your tester. As far as connections remember top or bottom won't tell much as some have LINE at the top and others at the bottom. If it's two wires make sure they are at LINE and your neutral (left screw) and hot (right screw) are in the right place.
At about 3:08 you talk about a 50 v meter, or so. And this is kinda what im stuck on in my kitchen i feel like i understand what you are saying, but in my kitchen the hot wires are red & black. So is the red in this case considered the neutral opposite the black cable? And it goes in the line side? All advice helps
No. The red is another hot wire and you probably have a multi wire branch circuit. Check the old receptacle and check for a separated tab between the 2 screws on the hot side, and look for a double pole breaker at the electrical panel, to verify that the receptacle sockets are on separate circuits. The voltage between the red and black wires should be 240v. The neutral side should have one wire and the tab would be intact. If this is the case, replace the original receptacle or put in a new one and forget the GFCI. You'd likely need to tear into the walls otherwise and it's probably not worth it.
@surferdude642 yeah. Thanks. My cousin came over and took care of business. I guess it's an ol school thing. That new electricians don't know. It is an older house.
@@richmejia6334 Yes it is an old school thing, GFCI requirements have made split receptacles somewhat obsolete. Multi wire branch circuits could still be used, but 2 gfci's would be needed.
Thank you so much for posting this video. I struggled with it several times, then watched your video. The one I purchased was different than the previous one with the load and line on opposite ends. The ground wire was never hooked up properly from the start. You saved me hundreds of dollars with an electrician.
Glad it helped!
Awesome video, love how u make the screw heads the same way, that’s how I always done mine. And the detail of installing the GFCI plug.🤙
Thanks Dave!
Great job Dave, in our property there's only black and white for the GFCI outlets.
Thanks Kel!
At 5:00, the screw is too long and should be cut shorter.
Great video !!! 😊😊😊😊😊😇😇😇😇😇😇
I did the same thing but gfci blinks orange then dead when pressing the RTEST button.
Nice video dave!
Thank you Junior!
You push it back in the wrong orientation, the ground slot should be at the top.
Great Video! Just looked at one recent and it trips everytime i plug in the GCFI tester. Only have three wires. White, Black, and Ground. Connected to the bottom receptacle. Any advice would help Thanks!
Hey, not sure, I would try a different GFCI elsewhere to rule out your tester. As far as connections remember top or bottom won't tell much as some have LINE at the top and others at the bottom. If it's two wires make sure they are at LINE and your neutral (left screw) and hot (right screw) are in the right place.
At about 3:08 you talk about a 50 v meter, or so. And this is kinda what im stuck on in my kitchen i feel like i understand what you are saying, but in my kitchen the hot wires are red & black. So is the red in this case considered the neutral opposite the black cable? And it goes in the line side? All advice helps
No. The red is another hot wire and you probably have a multi wire branch circuit. Check the old receptacle and check for a separated tab between the 2 screws on the hot side, and look for a double pole breaker at the electrical panel, to verify that the receptacle sockets are on separate circuits. The voltage between the red and black wires should be 240v. The neutral side should have one wire and the tab would be intact.
If this is the case, replace the original receptacle or put in a new one and forget the GFCI. You'd likely need to tear into the walls otherwise and it's probably not worth it.
@surferdude642 yeah. Thanks. My cousin came over and took care of business. I guess it's an ol school thing. That new electricians don't know. It is an older house.
@@richmejia6334 Yes it is an old school thing, GFCI requirements have made split receptacles somewhat obsolete. Multi wire branch circuits could still be used, but 2 gfci's would be needed.