Pre-wired shed
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03-29-10, 12:56 PM
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Pre-wired shed
I bought a pre-wired shed and i was told by the salesman that I could just put a male plug on and then run an extension cord from the house to the shed and the lights and plugs would work. When I do that my breaker in the house flips. Is there a way that i can get the lights to work without running the wire to my breaker box in the house.
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03-29-10, 01:24 PM
Not enough details to even guess. What are you putting the male plug on? How are you wiring it. Are you wiring wide blade to white, narrow blade to black, green to ground prong?
(White to silver screw, black to brass, green to green.)
(White to silver screw, black to brass, green to green.)
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03-29-10, 04:33 PM
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When I do that my breaker in the house flips.
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03-30-10, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by CasualJoe
Is the shed U.L. Listed or was it wired by a handyman at the store where you bought it?
It came from the manufacture already wired. It has a GFI Switch by the door and I am only trying to get a light to come on. The light comes on for 2 seconds then flips breaker..
#7
03-30-10, 01:56 PM
As stated before with out giving us details about the wiring we can't help. Explain what you mean by GFCI Switch. Do you mean a device that contains a toggle switch (light switch) and a GFCI receptacle in the same yolk? If so it sounds like you are wiring the cord across the switch. That is wrong. The cord goes to the line side of the receptacle.
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03-30-10, 07:33 PM
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The light comes on for 2 seconds then flips breaker..
