hubmonkey

Yeah does not suprise me they did something like that scenario.. I will pick up a new GFCI breaker and wire it correctly, and pull the regular GE 20 AMP breaker...

Hub

hubmonkey

Got it done. Thanks for the Help!


Hub

spunbearing

Cool deal. Make sure to test it. If you have a shaker type tester you can put one lead on the hot and ground the other lead and the breaker should trip. It's much easier to use a gfci tester. It is just a plug that you plug in and has a series of lights that tells you if you are wired correctly. Then it has a button that you can press to trip the gfci. It has a resistor that throws the load out of balance so it trips. The gfci tester is around $10. The only drawback is that it won't test correctly unless you have a mechanical ground.

hubmonkey

well I do not have the GFCI version but the plain version and I plugged it into the outlet and it tripped. The instructions on the tester said it would do that... I plugged a hair dryer and a vaccum cleaner into the outlet and it does not trip.

Yet another reason to love the internet...

Thanks Again!

Hub

biododge1

this is exactly why this site is awesome. spunbearing, hats off to ya!

Jim Lane

I have run into this allot in some of the Chinese built condos or remodels out here, It looks like they could not get them to work correctly so the switched the lead to a standard breaker, leaving some unsuspecting tenant to get hung up when they drop their curling iron in the sink.

I find a lot of poorly crimped Buchanan’s on the bare wires in the box, loose screws on the recieptles, usually when I have to replace the burned wiring.

NWDave

Unfortunate for the customer, but we call that job security. I haven't worked residential for years. Been heavy industrial (oil refinery) cuz it's much SAFER, and I don't have listen to the interior designers who haven't got a clue. Sorry for the thread hijack.

~Dave