The light outlets were on a neutral from another circuit, that has been verified. The way this shed is wired, service comes in the back wall, a conduit run comes from the panel to the right front of the shed by the door where the switches for the fan and lights. A GFCI is the first outlet out of the panel and load side feed all the rest of the outlets. There was supposed to be an additional hot wire run for the light switch, didn't happen. The switched outlets for the lights comes out of the panel and goes up to the ceiling and the left side of the shed come out of the panel, into a GFCI and feed the outlets on the left side of the shed. The neutral for the light outlets came from the panel neutral bus, the hot came from the load side of the GFCI. Right now the GFCI is feeding the rest if the outlets and the switch from the line side. I need to look into the code for the light outlets, they can only be reached with a ladder but they are in a garage which is metal frame.
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Wiring switched outlets off of GFCI-Wiring help requested
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mike93lx
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Code says they need gfci protection.The light outlets were on a neutral from another circuit, that has been verified. The way this shed is wired, service comes in the back wall, a conduit run comes from the panel to the right front of the shed by the door where the switches for the fan and lights. A GFCI is the first outlet out of the panel and load side feed all the rest of the outlets. There was supposed to be an additional hot wire run for the light switch, didn't happen. The switched outlets for the lights comes out of the panel and goes up to the ceiling and the left side of the shed come out of the panel, into a GFCI and feed the outlets on the left side of the shed. The neutral for the light outlets came from the panel neutral bus, the hot came from the load side of the GFCI. Right now the GFCI is feeding the rest if the outlets and the switch from the line side. I need to look into the code for the light outlets, they can only be reached with a ladder but they are in a garage which is metal frame.
dave*99
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I have some receptacles for lights added to my garage well after is was built. I used a 2 gang box for the light switch feeding the ceiling receptacles. I put a GFCI receptacle in that switch box to protect the ceiling receptacles. I would have used a dead front GFCI to prevent someone from plugging anything other than lights into my lighting circuit - but this is for the neon beer signs and if they go dead from a GFCI trip, I'll survive.The light outlets were on a neutral from another circuit, that has been verified. The way this shed is wired, service comes in the back wall, a conduit run comes from the panel to the right front of the shed by the door where the switches for the fan and lights. A GFCI is the first outlet out of the panel and load side feed all the rest of the outlets. There was supposed to be an additional hot wire run for the light switch, didn't happen. The switched outlets for the lights comes out of the panel and goes up to the ceiling and the left side of the shed come out of the panel, into a GFCI and feed the outlets on the left side of the shed. The neutral for the light outlets came from the panel neutral bus, the hot came from the load side of the GFCI. Right now the GFCI is feeding the rest if the outlets and the switch from the line side. I need to look into the code for the light outlets, they can only be reached with a ladder but they are in a garage which is metal frame.
My point: Can you add similar GFCI protection to the cable leading up to the ceiling receptacles? And of course fix the miswiring of the present neutral.
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Checked code for garage receptacles, there is no exceptions for hard to reach, can't reach receptacles, all must be GFCI. I may be OK if I get the same inspector that said the nmb (romex) inside the flex whip going to the AC compressor, outside, was not a wet location therefore the nmb (romex) was OK. Also the knock out in the compressor was bigger than the nut on the whip, instead of putting a washer to fit, the whip is hanging from the wires. But that's OK, its not a wet location, we live in central Georgia. This is new construction.
The inspector doesn't want to come back so he is passing all of your violations. No need to come back. He just wants to check the box and be done with you.Checked code for garage receptacles, there is no exceptions for hard to reach, can't reach receptacles, all must be GFCI. I may be OK if I get the same inspector that said the nmb (romex) inside the flex whip going to the AC compressor, outside, was not a wet location therefore the nmb (romex) was OK. Also the knock out in the compressor was bigger than the nut on the whip, instead of putting a washer to fit, the whip is hanging from the wires. But that's OK, its not a wet location, we live in central Georgia. This is new construction.
Doesn't that make you feel better? Sleep well tonight. (Everything else in the house must be perfect too.)
wyliesdiesels
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I may be OK if I get the same inspector that said the nmb (romex) inside the flex whip going to the AC compressor, outside, was not a wet location therefore the nmb (romex) was OK.
This is incorrect. it is indeed a wet location
mike93lx
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Time to cut every corner possible!The inspector doesn't want to come back so he is passing all of your violations. No need to come back. He just wants to check the box and be done with you.
Doesn't that make you feel better? Sleep well tonight. (Everything else in the house must be perfect too.)