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GFCI Wiring Diagram Feed Through Method

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Summary: This article and wiring diagram will show you how to install a GFI using the feed through method which will protect more than one outlet.

GFI Wiring Diagram using the Feed Through Method to Protect Outlets

A typical application for this method would be to protect more than one bathroom, or the all of the receptacles in your garage.

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The GFCI Receptacle will have LINE and LOAD areas to attach your wires to. The "LINE" is the set of wires coming from the panel or power source, the "LOAD" is the wire set leaving the receptacle box to the other downstream receptacles to be controlled by the GFCI.

Protecting more than one receptacle from one GFCI

This method is used when installing the GFCI as the first receptacle and wiring it so that it provides protection for all of the receptacles downstream on the circuit.

A typical application for this method would be to protect more than one bathroom, or the all of the receptacles in your garage.

Take a look at a typical Feed-Thought Installation
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Pre-wiring for the feed through method

Label the romex electrical wire
supplying the power.

Folding the wires in
until installation.

This junction box is ready for the GFCI.

To install: fold wires out.

Identify the set to
be used for the LINE feed.

Identify the LINE area of the
GFCI Receptacle.

Remove the Yellow Warning sticker to expose the LOAD Area and Terminals.

First attach the
LINE Black wire to the LINE Hot Wire terminal, and the
LINE White wire to the LINE White Wire Terminal.

Now attach the
LOAD Black wire to the LOAD Hot Wire terminal, and the
LOAD White wire to the LOAD White Wire Terminal.

Fold the wires carefully back inside the receptacle box and install the GFCI receptacle.

Mount the GFI cover plate.

After all the downstream receptacles have been installed, the circuit is turned on and tested at all locations.

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		Pre-wiring for the feed through method

Label the romex electrical wire supplying the power.	Folding the wires in until installation.	This junction box is ready for the GFCI.

To install: fold wires out.	Identify the set to be used for the LINE feed.	Identify the LINE area of the GFCI Receptacle.

Remove the Yellow Warning sticker to expose the LOAD Area and Terminals.	First attach the LINE Black wire to the LINE Hot Wire terminal, and the LINE White wire to the LINE White Wire Terminal.	Now attach the LOAD Black wire to the LOAD Hot Wire terminal, and the LOAD White wire to the LOAD White Wire Terminal.

Fold the wires carefully back inside the receptacle box and install the GFCI receptacle.	Mount the GFI cover plate.	After all the downstream receptacles have been installed, the circuit is turned on and tested at all locations.