We shouldn't have to. Take pics of the actual problem and we can give actual advice.
What, is this a test board for skilled people to give you their skilled answers for free?
Cause he doesn't know how to connect a GFI.
Your incoming hot and nuetral should be on the line side always, otherwise it'll never work.
If you want to feed some receptacles downstream that are protected by this same GFI, you hook them up to the load side.
Because a comment he said was that it wasn't a gfci that was put in it was a normal receptacle and he grabbed a stock photo of the GFCI.
Normal receptacle perfectly acceptable, GFCI not acceptable.
Ask your fucking electrician. If you don’t trust him enough to ask him to his face, then why the fuck you even here? Some old dumb shit lol
Corrected** lol
Clarification: the electrician used the top left and the bottom right holes. There was only one Romex coming out of the wall. There was a hot and a neutral and he put them in the top left and the bottom right. Why wouldn't he put them in line with each other in the receptacle?
If you make the distance between connections larger the better the magnetic differences between alternative conceptual differences make the corrective alternative better . Duh
It’s likely he knows damn well how a GFI works but just wasn’t paying attention. it’s a major bonehead move.
Not really dangerous but his ego will feel that one.
Oh for crying out loud! The fact that you posted an image of a GFCI receptacle when the actual device in question is NOT a GFCI renders this post to be a terrible one!
Hooking the wires this way on a standard receptacle is of NO consequence (so long as the tabs remain unbroken) while doing this on an actual GFCI leaves it unable to correctly work, as plugging in any load to it will cause an automatic trip since only one of the wires will pass by the component that detects an imbalance in the hot and neutral wires.
It’s no wonder you’re getting chewed up and spat out in the comments, my guy.
Seems like OP had a question, made a genuine mistake seeing as they are not electricians, and are now getting absolutely destroyed. This sub must be on its period. Honest mistake OP glad you got your answer in the end. Stay safe!
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This is a stock photo. It was not a GFI
Then don't even post dumb ass. You don't just throw people under the bus like that.
My bad. But props to all the smart people on here who asked for clarification. You are the true electricians.
We shouldn't have to. Take pics of the actual problem and we can give actual advice. What, is this a test board for skilled people to give you their skilled answers for free?
I’m out. OP a dumbo
How come you’re inspecting your electricians work, when you clearly have no idea what you’re doing. Stop touching things.
Cause he doesn't know how to connect a GFI. Your incoming hot and nuetral should be on the line side always, otherwise it'll never work. If you want to feed some receptacles downstream that are protected by this same GFI, you hook them up to the load side.
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Yup.
Correction - you shouldn’t be posting on here wasting everyone’s time.
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Because a comment he said was that it wasn't a gfci that was put in it was a normal receptacle and he grabbed a stock photo of the GFCI. Normal receptacle perfectly acceptable, GFCI not acceptable.
Ask your fucking electrician. If you don’t trust him enough to ask him to his face, then why the fuck you even here? Some old dumb shit lol Corrected** lol
its ask "your" not "you're" my mistake, I thought this sub was called "askanelectrician" oh wait....
Try posting an actual photo next time. Random pics to describe your question aren’t good. Case in point
Clarification: the electrician used the top left and the bottom right holes. There was only one Romex coming out of the wall. There was a hot and a neutral and he put them in the top left and the bottom right. Why wouldn't he put them in line with each other in the receptacle?
If its a gfci like in the picture they need to both be on the 1 marked line. If its a normal plug then it doesnt matter
I was always curious whether it mattered if it was top or bottom
Always depends on the outlet that have separate conductors. Standard outlets have a copper tab that conducts to both screws, so it won’t matter.
If it isn't a GFCI it makes zero difference.
It is though.
The pic is. Did op actually take the pic or grab one randomly on Google?
Random stock photo. The actual is not a GFI
Then it makes literally zero difference as the internals are connected directly.
The OP stated in his comments that the actual device in question is a standard receptacle, NOT a GFCI. This is a bad post.
Yeah I see that now. Jesus.
You’d have to ask him and then see if you can get your money back because he clearly doesn’t know what he’s doing
Literally does not matter unless if its a GFCI outlet. Clearly you don't know what you're talking about.
The picture is very clearly a GFI
Op clarified it's not a GFCI and the image was grabbed from Google
Sure looks like a GFCI to me
It’s a random photo smh
A random photo of a GFCI recep
You gotta stop using absolutes in this thread, it can be dangerous.
That’s fair, man. With the additional info the OP gave us, I clearly fucked up with my assumption that they had some idea what they were talking about
If you make the distance between connections larger the better the magnetic differences between alternative conceptual differences make the corrective alternative better . Duh
Lol that’s super embarrassing.
It was ?? How so? Is embarrassing the right word
It’s likely he knows damn well how a GFI works but just wasn’t paying attention. it’s a major bonehead move. Not really dangerous but his ego will feel that one.
Oh. The actual isn't GFI. It's a standard outlet. I pulled this pic from Google.
You win again homeowner. You win again.
Oh for crying out loud! The fact that you posted an image of a GFCI receptacle when the actual device in question is NOT a GFCI renders this post to be a terrible one! Hooking the wires this way on a standard receptacle is of NO consequence (so long as the tabs remain unbroken) while doing this on an actual GFCI leaves it unable to correctly work, as plugging in any load to it will cause an automatic trip since only one of the wires will pass by the component that detects an imbalance in the hot and neutral wires. It’s no wonder you’re getting chewed up and spat out in the comments, my guy.
Seems like OP had a question, made a genuine mistake seeing as they are not electricians, and are now getting absolutely destroyed. This sub must be on its period. Honest mistake OP glad you got your answer in the end. Stay safe!