Please help/ outlet question
Hi all. I have been dealing with an issue awhile now involving my newly purchased rv. I bought my rv second hand and the previous owner had an issue with an outlet in the rv. There is an outlet locat...
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It being an outlet in kitchen it should have a GFCI outlet installed.
IF you have a regular outlet....check AC circuit breaker panel for a GFCI circuit breaker. IF NO GFCI circuit breakers then you should install a GFCI outlet there in kitchen
The 2 sets of wiring.....romex wire with 'white', 'black' and paper wrapped 'ground'
One cable feeds power to outlet..then other cable when connected will feed power to other outlets downstream of that GFCI outlet.
GFCI outlet.....Front view
GFCI outlet.....Backside view
GFCI outlet....wiring
You need to test each cable wires to see which one is 'hot' (AC circuit breaker ON)
Test between black & white wires from one cable.
When you find the set that is powered that will be the black (hot) and white you connect to GFCI LINE. (AC circuit breaker OFF)
Then other cable black and white connect to GFCI LOAD
The paper wrapped wire is ground and they connect together with one connected to 'green' screw on outlet.
IF you have a GFCI circuit breaker..then you can use a regular outlet..wire it the same
IF you have a regular outlet....check AC circuit breaker panel for a GFCI circuit breaker. IF NO GFCI circuit breakers then you should install a GFCI outlet there in kitchen
The 2 sets of wiring.....romex wire with 'white', 'black' and paper wrapped 'ground'
One cable feeds power to outlet..then other cable when connected will feed power to other outlets downstream of that GFCI outlet.
GFCI outlet.....Front view
GFCI outlet.....Backside view
GFCI outlet....wiring
You need to test each cable wires to see which one is 'hot' (AC circuit breaker ON)
Test between black & white wires from one cable.
When you find the set that is powered that will be the black (hot) and white you connect to GFCI LINE. (AC circuit breaker OFF)
Then other cable black and white connect to GFCI LOAD
The paper wrapped wire is ground and they connect together with one connected to 'green' screw on outlet.
IF you have a GFCI circuit breaker..then you can use a regular outlet..wire it the same
