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    Jul 21, 2014, 05:19 PM
    Can you feed a switch box with the load side of gfi
    Can you feed a switch box with the load side of gfi recept? When I try this in my new house the gfi will not set. In other locations the gfi's are feeding other recepticals and they work fine. Both switch boxes that I am feeding from gfi's are four gang switches.
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    Jul 23, 2014, 03:42 PM
    Can you show or describe the connections you are making in the 4 gang switch box? Do the switches require GFCI protection? If not, can you connect to the line side of the GFCI?
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    Jul 24, 2014, 06:20 AM
    There are no requiements in the code for switches to be protected by a GFCI circuit.
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    Jul 24, 2014, 06:23 AM
    I don't like to put lights on the load side. If the GF trips, you lose all your lighting. Run from the line side.
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