GFCI wiring - more then one way?

[obj]

Just curious I have come across this style of hooking (proper?) up GFCI receptacle to subsequent regular receptacles (giving all GFCI protection) :

I hooked mine up in this fashion (below) and all seems to work well, tested each one with tester, would either way suffice?

 

[Alchymist]

No difference electrically. The first method is the preferred method, as it allows one to remove one outlet without opening the loop, and is easier to replace.

 

[Rookie2]

ok either way

 

[lksdrinker]

Its exactly the same except the diagram on top uses pigtails to connect each subsequent outlet rather than connecting directly to the outlet. I guess if you dont have much room in the box you might want to use the bottom diagram so you dont have to try and stuff the wirenuts behind the outlets.

 

[obj]

Thanks for the replies guys, like to always double check even though it is working well.

 

[Falcon67]

I did mine like yours. The boxes are quads and I come in on one outlet and out on the other. If one plug happens to go out, it'll kill everything south of that, oh well. I keep spares. However, in the last 17 years of wiring my own shops, I've only had GFCI plugs fail. And at that, I think maybe a total of 4 or 5 over that time.

 

[sands35]

I suppose it depends on what quality level of outlets are used. Some of the cheep ones have little bitty jumpers between the two lug screws. I wouldn't want to pull 15 amps through to a down-stream outlet. That said, I'm sure they are approved by UL for that, but it still make my think that pig-tails would be better long term.

If the more expensive industrial quality level outlets are used, then it would probably be better.