i have an older, 1930ish, home with only 2 conductors on the branch circuits. im trying to install GFCI outlets in kit/baths. im running new romex to the single-pole Pushmatic (ancient, i know) breakers. There is only 1 neutral bar in the panel, w/white wire and a few bare ground wires connected. im connecting the neutral and the ground conductors to that bar. im getting 115v on the hot side, a circuit indication on my wiggy from the bneutral side, but no power through the GFC, brand new ones. Do i need a better ground for the house? Also, as i disconnect (while still hot) the black wire on the feed side, i get momentary flickers from the LEDindicator on the GFCI. A good connection results , again, in a no power situation. It doesnt trip so cant be reset, just nothing, despite a good ac supply and good neutral. Help?
Electrical – GFCI wont work correctly
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A GFCI is only measuring currents and does not care about the voltages on either of the two wires going through it.
As long as the net current is always zero, it really doesn't matter how it is switched on and off.
The real problem with a "switched neutral" is that the contacts inside the fixture are live with respect to ground even when the switch is off. If you should accidentally touch the contacts while grounded, the GFCI will protect you by tripping. But if the fixture were wired correctly, that particular risk wouldn't exist at all.
You should have only attached the white grounded (neutral) conductor from the cable leading to the other receptacles, to the grounded (neutral) terminal of the GFCI. The white grounded (neutral) conductors for the lights should be connected with at pigtail to the neutral feeding the building.
Unless you want to provide GFCI protection to the security light as well, then you'll connect the wires feeding that to the load side of the GFCI.
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Do not alter wiring of energized circuits. ALWAYS turn off the power.
I've never heard of any GFCI that cares about about ground. The point of a GFCI is they can provide protection even when a ground is not provided.
GFCIs have an "in" and an "out". You must not reverse these. The "in" is labeled LINE and the "out" is labeled LOAD. Make sure you're wiring the power from the panel into the LINE terminals.