Lightswitch to Outdoor light & GFCI. (Deck lighting)
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Lightswitch to Outdoor light & GFCI. (Deck lighting)
Hey all!
I live in Ontario and I am near completion of a new deck I'm installing.
I am trying to wire outside lighting.
As of right now there is a lightswitch in my garage that turns on an exterior light fixture.
I would like to have the switch still feed the light but also feed a GFCI that is hooked up to my deck lighting.
Now I have 3 lights I would like to hook up to this GFCI... Is there such thing a a 4 port one. Or just 2's. Or maybe I could hook up an extension chord to the end of the GFCI to give more ports? Or would it be safe to split the wires on the lights and just connect them in series?
Looking for any ideas you all might have!
How is the best way to do this?
Pat.
I live in Ontario and I am near completion of a new deck I'm installing.
I am trying to wire outside lighting.
As of right now there is a lightswitch in my garage that turns on an exterior light fixture.
I would like to have the switch still feed the light but also feed a GFCI that is hooked up to my deck lighting.
Now I have 3 lights I would like to hook up to this GFCI... Is there such thing a a 4 port one. Or just 2's. Or maybe I could hook up an extension chord to the end of the GFCI to give more ports? Or would it be safe to split the wires on the lights and just connect them in series?
Looking for any ideas you all might have!
How is the best way to do this?
Pat.
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It would likely be easier to run a new GFCI off the existing light to power your deck lights. You can wire a fourplex (two duplex receptacles in a two gang box) to get the number of receptacles needed. You can do this by using one GFCI and connect the 2nd duplex to the load terminals of the GFCI.
Leave the existing GFCI for other uses.
Leave the existing GFCI for other uses.
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Welcome to the forums!
GFCI receptacles are typically duplex receptacles. A single GFCI receptacle can protect other receptacles downline.
Extension cords are rated for temporary use.
Not sure what you mean by this. AC circuits are wired in parallel. What is it you're trying to do?
I would like to have the switch still feed the light but also feed a GFCI that is hooked up to my deck lighting... Now I have 3 lights I would like to hook up to this GFCI... Is there such thing a a 4 port one. Or just 2's.
Or maybe I could hook up an extension chord to the end of the GFCI to give more ports?
Or would it be safe to split the wires on the lights and just connect them in series?
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This for the quick replies!
@Nashkat1: I meant split the wires on the lights to run them in parallel I guess so there would be 1 or two plugs instead of 3.
get what I'm saying?
@Tolyn: is it as simple as connecting a new run of outdoor rated cable to the back of the switch to a new GFCI, or from the back of the light fixture to the GFCI?
@Nashkat1: I meant split the wires on the lights to run them in parallel I guess so there would be 1 or two plugs instead of 3.
get what I'm saying?
@Tolyn: is it as simple as connecting a new run of outdoor rated cable to the back of the switch to a new GFCI, or from the back of the light fixture to the GFCI?
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is it as simple as connecting a new run of outdoor rated cable to the back of the switch to a new GFC
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I meant split the wires on the lights to run them in parallel I guess so there would be 1 or two plugs instead of 3.
get what I'm saying?
get what I'm saying?
Is that close?
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@Tolyn: is it as simple as connecting a new run of outdoor rated cable to the back of the switch to a new GFCI, or from the back of the light fixture to the GFCI?