I have two plug-in lights in my shed that I would like to plug into a GFCI outlet. I would like to run a switch off that outlet so when you walk in the shed you hit the switch and the lights go on. This outlet will be at the end of the run so that the switch will only operate that outlet and nothing else. Assuming the Black and white feed wire get put on the line side but I wasn’t sure if I switch the black and white going to the switch on the load side. Any help would be greatly appreciated
If you need to plug the lights into the GFI receptacle then you'll need to switch just the black wire on the LINE side. The white wire connects directly to the LINE white side. You won't be using the LOAD terminals.
Maybe I’m reading it wrong but I don’t quite understand it. If your power is coming in and you connect the two wires to the line, wouldn’t the switch wires go out to the switch on the load side of the gfci?
The power needs to go to the switch before going to the GFCI.
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You can wire the power to the GFCI on the line terminals, the from the load terminals of the GFCI you will run a cable to the switch. Then from the switch, you can install a standard outlet to plug in your light. Wiring it like this will GFCI protect everything after the device.
If the outlets being controlled by the switch are on the ceiling then you cannot have a GFCI there. You will have to install the GFCI as I describe above.
Tolyn, I can power the switch so that it would be at the beginning of the run, and run it to the GFCI which is where the lights will be plugged in. However I don’t want that switch to operate any other lights or plugs except that one GFCI outlet
I have several recessed 6 watt round wafer LED ceiling lights on a circuit that I'd like to put on dimmer. But I'm not sure they're dimmable. They can't be easily accessed and I don't have the receipt. So, if I replace the switch with an Lutron dimmer rated for LED lights, is there any harm if they're not dimmable? What will happen if they're not dimmable, will they not turn on, turn all the way on, or will there be an electrical problem?
So I have a ceiling light and fan in small room. I want to replace the ceiling fan with a regular light fxiture and also add some slim LED ceiling lights.
My question is right now i have two light switches one controlled the fan and one the light. Is it possible to have one switch turn on the cam lights and one turn on the light fixture, or is it best to just daisy chain them all together and have them all turn on at the same time?
04-14-22, 02:57 PM
