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    Mar 27, 2010, 12:29 PM
    Can I run a on/off switch off a gfi then to a shower light
    I have a wall plug in my bathroom now it seems to be the only thing on this line when I turn off the breaker, can I change the standard plug to a gfi and then jump off the gfi to a on/off switch then to a shower light?
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    Mar 27, 2010, 12:50 PM

    Yes, the GFcI will come with directions on how to wire the additional device, down line from the GFI , GFI will come with taped terminals that are used for down line protection,
    I'm pretty sure this will do fine.

    I am no electrician, but I have had some experience
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    Mar 27, 2010, 01:09 PM

    Agree, you can make everything after a GFCI protected but read the yellow label that wraps around the unit to be sure you do it right, otherwise it may work but not be protected
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