Adding onto electric wires

I think he was looking at the romex cable going into the outlet box

mercedesme28 wrote:
can I splice off of any 110 white line ?

That's an odd way to state the question so just incase...........
In order for the GFCI to work correctly, all 3 wires must come from the same "run". White, black and ground.

P.S. The black wire is hot, or should be.

If you are not adding a new circuit (breaker in your panel), why not simply daisy chain regular outlets from the GFI you already have.
GFIs are designed to protect the downstream circuits when wired correctly.

yes.. that will work, as long as you are not trying to exceed the limit of the CB in the service panel
even with extra outlets, you can't run the coffee maker and toaster at the same time on the same circuit

The GFI's I bought are 15A knowing most my rig was 15A I wanted to stay the same...
But I need a extra plug or two in the kitchen,
Thank you for your help.

A GFCI (properly wired) will protect all the "downstream" outlets in the circuit.

Yes, you could tap into any accessible 120V circuit, assuming you follow proper wiring protocol and procedures. Many GFCIs are rated for 20A circuits too, by the way, if that's what you have—consult the packaging to be sure.

You can also get GFCI breakers to replace the breakers in your power center. I don't know offhand if tandem GFCI breakers are available (it may vary depending on the circuit breaker family used). If you can make use of a GFCI breaker, it avoids the need of putting in an electrical box etc. for the GFCI outlet.

Assuming they are 15A circuits, you could add them anywhere while keeping in mind not to exceed a 15A total load.

It is not necessary to have 2 GFI on the same circuit, but it certainly can't hurt to have them on separate circuits.



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