How to Install a Ground Fault Circuit Breaker 2

Begin Installing a Ground Fault Circuit Breaker
You are now ready to install the GFI circuit breaker. First, you will want to attach the white pigtail coming from the breaker to the neutral bus bar. You can identify that by the white neutral wires which are connected to the panel. Tighten the screw. Next you will want to attach the load neutral wire coming from your circuit to the load neutral side as indicated on the side of the circuit breaker. Insert the neutral wire into the appropriate slot, tighten it and insert the hot wire into the other slot and tighten as you did with the neutral wire. This notch will insert in this part of the panel and then the circuit breaker will just snap into place, into the bus bar.
Finish Installing a Ground Fault Circuit Breaker
First, you want to turn the circuit breaker off, engage the notched portion of the circuit breaker into the slot and then just press the circuit breaker onto the bus bar. When you have fully inserted it, it should appear like this.You can now restore power to all of the circuit breakers that you turned off. Then, turn on the power to your installed GFI, press the test button and it should trip the breaker, which it does, so you have installed the circuit breaker properly. Put the cover back on and you have completed your project.

How to Install a Ground Fault Circuit Breaker 1

Today I am going to show you how to install a ground fault circuit breaker.
Prepare for Installing a Ground Fault Circuit Breaker
The first thing you have to do is locate your load center or power panel and determine the brand of circuit breakers that you are using. In this case it is General Electric. The wire gauge on this circuit is #12, so we will use a 20amp breaker. If you have 14-gauge wire you will need a 15amp breaker. This is the GE 20amp GFI circuit breaker that we will be installing. Next, you will want to remove the panel cover. Once inside you should turn off the main breaker. In this case this panel does not have a main circuit breaker. What we can do is switch off all of the individual circuits in order to reduce the load on the panel. Now, because this panel is still “live” you will want to avoid touching the bus bar.

How to Add an Outlet to an Existing Wall 2

Attach the Box to Add an Outlet to an Existing Wall
This is a box designed for Romax. So, you can slide your Romax through this access here and then you will be able to retrieve it on the other wall by pulling it through the hole you made. You can feed the Romax into this box also designed for Romax wire. Slide the wire inside the box. This particular type of box has tabs that will tighten against the back side of the dry wall so the box does not fall out.Once you have inserted it you tighten the screws that will spin those tabs into place and tighten them against the back of the wall. Next you want to remove the Romax sheathing. This is a tool designed for stripping Romax.
Attach the Wiring to Add an Outlet to an Existing Wall
Here you want to attach the ground wire making a clockwise loop so when you tighten the screw it tightens the wire rather than loosing it. The neutral, the same case, will go onto the silver terminals. And the last wire, the hot wire, will attach to the brass color screw. Putting the receptacle back into the box, tightening it and then we will make our connections on the other side of the wall.Here we connect the neutral wire to the other neutral wires in the box, add your black wire to the black wire bundle and secure it with wire nuts. On the ground wire you can connect it to the existing ground wire.

How to Add an Outlet to an Existing Wall 1

Turn Power Off to Add an Outlet to an Existing Wall
These are the tools that you’ll need. We want to add an outlet to the ground floor. We have no attic access and we have no access below the house because we have a concrete floor. We want to add an outlet to the pantry behind this wall so we are going to tap into an existing outlet.We need to turn power off so I’m going to use a device that allows me to check the circuit. Switch off the power and then plug in your volt meter to insure there is no power.
Measure the Box to Add an Outlet to an Existing Wall
Next you want to measure the distance from the inside of the box to the wall so you can match this on the other side of the wall. There is not enough depth in this wall to put the two boxes back to back so we will have to make an adjustment.You also want to measure the height of the box so that you can match that.Once inside the pantry we will measure to ensure that we are matching the distance. In this case we are going to subtract four inches to prevent us from placing the box back to back. You want to level your box.
Cut Out the Box to Add an Outlet to an Existing Wall
Next you want to draw an outline so that you can cut around the box. Do not cut around the tab because that will sit flat against the wall as you will see later. Drill a hole for access into the wall. Using a wooden stick I can probe inside the wall just to make sure there is nothing back there.Drill holes in the corners to make cutting easier and then we will take a dry wall saw and cut out the opening. Ensure that your box will fit properly, in this case it does. As you can see those tabs as I mentioned earlier, are sitting flush against the wall.