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The black wire goes to the bronze colored screw, the white wire goes to the silver screw and the ground wire goes on the green screw. hope this helps you...
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This is what I think is going on.
Pull the bathroom light and verify that there is only one wire going to it. I'm betting that it only has one 3cond and that it's the second one in your j-box.
Connect the 3cond from the circuit breaker to the GFI.
Pull a single black wire from the GFI over to the switch. The black in the 3cond to the light goes on the other side of the switch. White from the light goes to white on the GFI.
What the electrician did is power the light from the receptacle box.
I'd like to know if this corrects the problem and everything works.
This is an indication of a failed connection. Somewhere. Since you probably do not know how the affected circuit was run, it's going to take some time - but it's not difficult work. But before we roll up our sleeves - first locate and RESET any Ground Fault Interrupter (GFI) type outlet. If any fail to reset - replace it with another GFI outlet with the same electrical rating. Pay attention to which cables and wires that are connected LINE and LOAD terminals wires when removing and replacing! Don't forget to check outlets on the outside of the 5th wheel.
Circuits fail almost always at connections. Wires and cables in walls don't just "break" in the middle. We need to check connections in the bad circuit. First, plug lights in all the outlets. Turn the circuit breaker for the bad circuit from ON to OFF. Note which lights shut off. With the break OFF, check the outlets that WORKED.
We're looking for the point that power entered the outlet box, but due to a failed connection is unable to leave it and feed the first failed outlet. Check and tighten all screw terminals and wirenuts. Check both hot and neutral wires. Make sure no wires are loose, pull out or are burned (cut and strip back these wires and reconnect / wirenut). Try to power the circuit to see if you found the problem after each check - if not - repeat at the next outlet that worked until you find the problem. If you are still unable to get it working after checking the working outlets, repeat the process on each of the non-working outlets. If still unable to get it working, check ceiling fixtures as it is not uncommon to wire to the light fixture first and then feed down to outlets.
Sounds like your electrician miswired your GFCI oulet. They probably pulled power for your dishwasher off of the 20 Amp small appliance circuit required in all kitchens. This could be simple or difficult to fix, depending on where exactly they pulled power from. You will need to trace the dishwasher wire back to find out which receptacle box they pulled power from. If they pulled it from the first GFI outlet, you're in luck. Simply pull out the GFI and move the dishwasher pigtail from the LOAD side of the GFI to the LINE side of the GFI. If they pulled the dishwasher circuit from a receptacle downstream of the GFI, you will have to pull a new circuit for the dishwasher from somewhere else, as switching the branch circuit from LOAD to LINE at the GFI would defeat the ground fault protection for all outlets downstream of the GFI. Before doing all this, make sure there are no shorts to the frame of the dishwasher that could be causing the GFI to trip in the first place. If you need more detailed instructions, let me know. I'd be happy to walk you through it.
if the outlet was wired right and working fine before -- then ' yes ' the GFI has tripped and it could have failed do to the rain. replace the outlet with a new GFI outlet and I would also suggest that since you have the outlet outside that you install it into a outdoor weather proof outlet box.
Go to your electrical panel and check your circuit breakers. You can check each one by turning each breaker off - then back on again. You should get back some of your electricity. Also, you probably have a GFI circuit breaker located in your kitchen (near the sink) and in your bathroom's (near the sink/basin). Make sure to push in the reset button (make sure it holds when you press it in). This will explain why you have some receptacles that are out in other parts of your house. Why receptacles are wired through GFI's, etc... are to provide extra grounding protection. I hope this works for you. If not, feel free to contact me again with more information. Good Luck to you!
GFCI receptacles are polarized and connecting them correctly is critical. The hot wire should be black, blue, red, etc. The neutral should be white or natural gray. The ground should be green (if equipped).
Also, it's common to have other receptacles in a kitchen wired "downstream" of a GFCI so that if the GFCI trips or there is an issue with another non GFCI outlet, you're still protected.
Check all outlets in the kitchen and be sure they are wired correctly and in good shape. Unplug everything while you test. If the GFCI still trips, start looking for loose neutrals or bad ground wiring (or no ground) at the other receptacles since you said you already checked the breaker box.
A coffee maker can be a cuplrit that causes a GFCI to trip since it is a heating device and uses water, which can make them more susceptible to electrical problems. Check the microwave too (if equipped).
The key here is to identify the problem as being either the coffee maker or the GFI receptacle... a simple test can be done as follows...
Try plugging the Coffee Maker into another GFI receptacle .. you may have one in the bathroom? If it trips that too, then you have an internal wiring problem with your coffee maker.. if it doesn;t ..then your GFI receptacle may be bad or on the verge of going bad .. either way..this should narrow the problem down to one or the other.. hope this helps..
how do i do it,need a wiring diagram
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