Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help!
  Advanced
Register  |  Log in  
   Ask    
 Answer  
  Help  

Ask QuestionsprogressAnswer QuestionsprogressBuild ReputationprogressBecome an Expert
 
Free Answers in 3 Easy Steps

Register Now
3 Steps

At Ask Me Help Desk you can ask questions in any topic and have them answered for free by our experts. To ask questions or participate in answering them you must register for a free account. By registering you will be able to:
  • Get free answers from experts in any of our 300+ topics.
  • Accept money for answers that you provide.
  • Communicate privately with other members (PM).
  • See fewer ads.

Home > Home & Garden > Electrical & Lighting   »   Replacing GFCI Breaker With A Regular Breaker

 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Question
 
 
#1  
Old Oct 22, 2007, 05:11 PM
Jazan
New Member
Jazan is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1
Jazan See this member's comment history on his/her Profile page.
Replacing GFCI Breaker With A Regular Breaker

I have a 15 amp circuit serving only a single outlet on my deck. It is protected by a GFCI circuit breaker in the home's single 125 amp service panel. I wish to replace the GFCI breaker with a regular 15 amp GE breaker. I will then protect the circuit with a GFCI outlet.
I am familiar with replacing regular breakers with regular breakers, but when I looked I saw that the GFCI has a white wire and a black wire attached to it, while of course the regular breakers have only a black wire. My question is, when I replace the GFCI breaker
with the regular breaker, where does the white wire go then?

Reply With Quote
 
     

Answers
 
 
Old Oct 23, 2007, 01:17 AM   #2  
Electrical & Lighting Expert
tkrussell is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,561
tkrussell See this member's comment history on his/her Profile page.tkrussell See this member's comment history on his/her Profile page.tkrussell See this member's comment history on his/her Profile page.tkrussell See this member's comment history on his/her Profile page.
The white wire from the cable will get disconnected from the GFI breaker and connect to the neutral bar, with all the other white neutrals.

Comments on this post
Jazan agrees: The answer was prompt, easy to understand, and addressed the situation perfectly.
labman agrees: Not only that, but it comes from a highly knowledgable person.
  Reply With Quote
 
     


Thread Tools
Display Modes

 
Similar Sponsors

Similar Threads
Question Asker Forum Answers Last Post
Replacing Circuit Breaker with Higher AMP Breaker MsHartline Electrical & Lighting 8 Sep 24, 2007 01:18 PM
replacing a circuit breaker with a GFI breaker- q on neutrals jsarson Electrical & Lighting 1 Feb 11, 2007 10:54 AM
GFCI Circuit Breaker. DAVE231 Electrical & Lighting 2 Nov 8, 2006 02:09 PM
Warm GFCI Breaker mgfarmer Electrical & Lighting 1 Aug 28, 2006 02:41 PM
gfci breaker philsyracuse Electrical & Lighting 2 Jun 22, 2005 03:54 PM




Copyright ©2003 - 2007, Ask Me Help Desk.
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:55 PM.