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    Oct 22, 2007, 06:11 PM
    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?
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    Oct 23, 2007, 02:17 AM
    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.

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