Bathroom Vanity
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Bathroom Vanity
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I had a licensed electrician install a gfci switch/receptacle and a mechanical timer. The timer controls an exhaust fan and that works fine just by turning the timer. The GFCI switch is supposed to turn the vanity on and off. the problem is that when i hook the vanity up and flip the switch the GFI trips and the whole mess turns off. I put a audible tester on the vanity wires from the wall and there seem to be an issue. i have power to the black wire when the light is switched to the on position and when the switch is off but the fan timer is on. I don't know what the issue could be but i remember the electrician saying that the fan ground wire had to be linked into the wire (neutral) wire tie at the switch to get it to work. Anyone have any idea what issue I might be having? I tried multiple light fixtures with the same shorting out result for each. Check out my switch bank picture.
I had a licensed electrician install a gfci switch/receptacle and a mechanical timer. The timer controls an exhaust fan and that works fine just by turning the timer. The GFCI switch is supposed to turn the vanity on and off. the problem is that when i hook the vanity up and flip the switch the GFI trips and the whole mess turns off. I put a audible tester on the vanity wires from the wall and there seem to be an issue. i have power to the black wire when the light is switched to the on position and when the switch is off but the fan timer is on. I don't know what the issue could be but i remember the electrician saying that the fan ground wire had to be linked into the wire (neutral) wire tie at the switch to get it to work. Anyone have any idea what issue I might be having? I tried multiple light fixtures with the same shorting out result for each. Check out my switch bank picture.
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The GFCI switch is supposed to turn the vanity on and off.
You had a licensed electrician do this work ??? Get him back there. My customers have absolutely no problem calling me if there was an issue with my work.
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i remember the electrician saying that the fan ground wire had to be linked into the wire (neutral) wire tie at the switch
*I have seen people use the ground for a neutral wire when the cable has too few wires. If that is what he did fire him and get a real electrician to correct the dangerous mess he made.
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The issue is the ground is being used as a neutral which is unsafe and against the code. Have the contractor fix the problem. No responsible contractor should have tried that crap.