Single Gfci Outlet Wiring Diagram

The above diagram shows the gfci wiring to multiple outlet as in white while the pictures are same.

Single gfci outlet wiring diagram. The wires attaching to the gfi outlet connect to the line side. One side of the gfci connected to the ground neutral wire as shown white in the diagram and another side to the high potential hot wire shown as black in the diagram shows as in black color. This example of wiring a single gfci receptacle outlet shows a outlet box with one pair of wires form a 2 wre cable with a ground wire. This way the switch and light bulb is gfci protected.

As discussed before gfci also known as ground fault circuit interrupter is a protection device against electric shock which detects the ground faults and leakage currents especially in outdoor and watery areas such as bathroom kitchen laundry etc. The neutral and ground wires are spliced together and run to each device in the circuit. The hot source is spliced to the line terminal on the receptacle and to one terminal on the light switch. This diagram illustrates wiring a gfci receptacle and light switch in the same outlet box a common arrangement in a bathroom with limited space.

You can also learn about wiring gfci outlets in the following 7 steps. How to wire gfci combo switch and outlet gfci switch outlet wiring diagrams. If you are replacing an existing gfci outlet with a new one we suggest that you read our page about replacing a gfci outlet. Wiring a gfci receptacle is a little more complicated than hooking up a regular outlet but easily learned once explained.

In the first diagram the single way switch and light bulb is connected to the load terminal of gfci.