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  • Jan 10, 2007, 12:17 PM
    masterbath
    Replace 2-plug GFGI with a 4-plug GFCI?
    I am remodeling my bathroom and my wife wants a 4 plug outlet. She currently uses one for the hair dryer and one to charge her electric toothbrush. The intent is to add a lighted mirror or something else that uses little power. Would it be OK to replace the GFCI with a 4 plug GFCI? I suspect this is a 15AMP circuit but I am unure. I don't know what else is fed by this but it is at the back of the house with little else in that area.

    Thanks
    Scott
  • Jan 10, 2007, 12:46 PM
    tkrussell
    Sure, you can connect a standard duplex receptacle to the load side of the existing GFI receptacle.
  • Jan 10, 2007, 12:52 PM
    masterbath
    Thanks!
  • Jan 14, 2007, 09:07 PM
    masterbath
    I did this and used two GFI outlets. I did this mainly for asthetics. I suspect that won't be a problem will it?
  • Jan 15, 2007, 02:58 AM
    tkrussell
    No problem, as long as each GFI is fed at the LINE, and not one GFI is fed at LINE and then feeds the next GFI from the LOAD.

    You could have used 1 GFI and 1 standard receptacle that is the Décor style, it is shaped the same as a GFI, rectangle, but does not have the test and reset buttons.
  • Jan 15, 2007, 08:29 AM
    masterbath
    Oh no. I hooked the second one up as you described origionally. I did first gfi to line and then put 2nd on the load side.

    I will change it but I don't understand electrically what the problem with this is. Can you explain?
    Thanks again!
  • Jan 15, 2007, 01:11 PM
    tkrussell
    What you have is a GFI protecting a GFI. Probably not the worst thing you could do, however, I have no knowledge of what will occur or how the GFI devices will operate connected in that fashion. So best to re-connect them so that both are fed with Line.
  • Jan 20, 2007, 12:03 AM
    cdnphotog
    Not the worst thing you can do but it can be frustrating - the second GFI may cause the first one to trip. I made the same mistake with a bathroom fed from another bathroom with a GFI installed!
    No biggie...

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