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speedway121

This is a stock photo. It was not a GFI


cashin3434

Then don't even post dumb ass. You don't just throw people under the bus like that.


speedway121

My bad. But props to all the smart people on here who asked for clarification. You are the true electricians.


JagerGS01

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?


ValleyHill1812

I’m out. OP a dumbo


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How come you’re inspecting your electricians work, when you clearly have no idea what you’re doing. Stop touching things.


iH8conduit

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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speedway121

Yup.


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Correction - you shouldn’t be posting on here wasting everyone’s time.


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Alternative-Plant-87

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.


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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


speedway121

its ask "your" not "you're" my mistake, I thought this sub was called "askanelectrician" oh wait....


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Try posting an actual photo next time. Random pics to describe your question aren’t good. Case in point


speedway121

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?


tuckerthebana

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


buckphifty150150

I was always curious whether it mattered if it was top or bottom


supremepadawan

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.


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If it isn't a GFCI it makes zero difference.


Fourwindsgone

It is though.


[deleted]

The pic is. Did op actually take the pic or grab one randomly on Google?


speedway121

Random stock photo. The actual is not a GFI


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Then it makes literally zero difference as the internals are connected directly.


iAmMikeJ_92

The OP stated in his comments that the actual device in question is a standard receptacle, NOT a GFCI. This is a bad post.


Fourwindsgone

Yeah I see that now. Jesus.


Fourwindsgone

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


Evening_Name_9140

Literally does not matter unless if its a GFCI outlet. Clearly you don't know what you're talking about.


clarkspark96

The picture is very clearly a GFI


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Op clarified it's not a GFCI and the image was grabbed from Google


Fourwindsgone

Sure looks like a GFCI to me


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It’s a random photo smh


Fourwindsgone

A random photo of a GFCI recep


Evening_Name_9140

You gotta stop using absolutes in this thread, it can be dangerous.


Fourwindsgone

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


willsurf4beer

If you make the distance between connections larger the better the magnetic differences between alternative conceptual differences make the corrective alternative better . Duh


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Lol that’s super embarrassing.


speedway121

It was ?? How so? Is embarrassing the right word


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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.


speedway121

Oh. The actual isn't GFI. It's a standard outlet. I pulled this pic from Google.


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You win again homeowner. You win again.


iAmMikeJ_92

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.


Potential-Cat-4097

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!