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P&S 692 is pilot light switch. Pilot light requires neutral wire. Neutral wires are white wires twisted together and covered with wire nut located in back of electric box. P&S 692 wires same as Cooper 277 http://waterheatertimer.org/images/Cooper-277-pilot-400.jpg
Wiring is suspect. Black hot wire connects to dark screws. Break off tab should be intact. White neutral wire connects to silver screw. Wire going to switch load connects to brass screw.
Question is a bit unclear and wires are not known. Are both GFCI devices inside same box? Not necessary to install 2 GFCI devices inside same box since second outlet/switch can be protected using one GFCI.
1) Typical GFCI outlet device has 4 terminal screws (plus green ground screw for bare copper ground wire) 2) Two of the screws are labeled LINE. These screws are where the black Hot wire and white Neutral wire are connected. Black goes to brass screw and white to silver screw. And now the device has power to outlets, and both outlet are GFCI protected. 3) Two of the screws are labeled LOAD. These screws are where you attach additional outlets/switches that you want protected by GFCI. All outlets connected to LOAD screws would be GFCI protected. So attach black and white wires and run them to an ordinary outlet/switch and it will be GFCI protected. The key is to connect wires to the LOAD screws. 4) If you are using the outlet/switch combo GFCI device, then the same wiring shown above applies. The difference is the wires sticking out of back of device are for the switch. For example if switch controls a light, the wires going to the light connect to the two wires on back of device.
under the cover,of the device ,pry with a small screwdriver ,there is 3 controls side to side is the outer or wdth of range then in the center is time ,turn it clockwise you can adjust it up to 20 minutes
1) A wiring diagram can be mistaken because wire colors vary. That's why electricians don't guess, they test.
2) Look at device to be replaced and note what color screw each wire goes to before disconnecting wires. If old device is single pole switch, then there are 2 brass screws, and one of these screws is connected to Hot wire, and the other screw is connected to Load wire (light, fan, motor, pump)
3) Separate wires inside box for testing. Do not untwist any wires. Tape tester leads to wood sticks to keep hands away from power. Turn power ON. Test each wire to bare ground wire. Tester lights up on Hot. Hot wire connects to dark-colored screw on combo device.
4) Hot is identified. Test Hot to all other wires, except bare ground wire. Tester lights up on Neutral wire. In a single-pole switch box Neutral wires are usually twisted together and covered with wire nut. Neutral wire connects to silver screw on new device.
5) Load wire that goes to light,fan, motor, pump connects to brass screw on new combo device.
6) If you do not have a Neutral wire in your switch box, then outlet will not work. You can connect bare ground wire to silver screw and have outlet work, but this is not code, and definitely not recommended for a child's room or any room near water pipes or faucets or metal pipes of any kind. You need to add a Neutral wire and/or install GFCI protected device for any bathroom area.
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People frequently write fixya report that lighted device doesn't light up. And they report device is wired correctly. Or they report one device lights up and the other doesn't. If two devices don't work, I suggest they swap devices to see if same problem happens in other location. No fixya customer has added comment to reveal result of swapping device.
After searching Leviton, Lutron and Cooper websites, there is no conclusive answer. Manuals show lighted devices, and show ordinary one-for-one replacement wiring ... there is no secret technique for getting device to light, just attach wires like ordinary switch.
Check that ground wire is connected. Install device in another switch location and see if it works there, which would indicate possible electrical ground fault at first location. The wrong device was put inside the sales box. The device is defective.
Correct, assuming red and black are connected to the breakers in the breaker panel, and white is connected to the neutral/ground buss bar in the breaker panel.
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