Electrical wiring question - HomeModders.com

cheese9988 · 01-12-2009, 11:38 AM

NYS electrical code states this:

E3701.3 Circuit conductors. All conductors of a circuit, including equipment grounding conductors, shall be contained in the same raceway, trench, cable or cord.

I need to run a single hot wire to hook up an existing plug to a newly installed GFCI in a bathroom. Just one conductor, nothing else. Can I run just the one conductor without having to bring in an entire romex cable to the box.

Basically the guy who previously owned the house, put a standard plug in across the room and is not a GFCI. Not only is it a pain to use, but is also dangerous and against electrical code. (Plugs must be on a GFCI separate from the lights) There is a four wire feed (gound, neutral, and two hot wires) to the box with the switch and plug. The feed for the bathroom circuit comes from the ceiling where the light is. So I only need one conductor to put the existing plug on a GFCI.

Chadwilliam1 · 01-12-2009, 10:55 PM

You need to run a hot, neutral and ground to the plug. The plug will be fine without the ground since it is a gfci. The neutral and the ground go to the same place in the panel.

cheese9988 · 01-19-2009, 10:25 AM

Thanks,
Does the GFCI cut off both the hot and neutral when it trips? Otherwise the neutral is common.

James · 01-19-2009, 08:47 PM

Electricity flows from Neutral to hot, when it trips it cuts off the power.

01-12-2009, 11:38 AM	#1
cheese9988 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 31 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Electrical wiring question NYS electrical code states this: E3701.3 Circuit conductors. All conductors of a circuit, including equipment grounding conductors, shall be contained in the same raceway, trench, cable or cord. I need to run a single hot wire to hook up an existing plug to a newly installed GFCI in a bathroom. Just one conductor, nothing else. Can I run just the one conductor without having to bring in an entire romex cable to the box. Basically the guy who previously owned the house, put a standard plug in across the room and is not a GFCI. Not only is it a pain to use, but is also dangerous and against electrical code. (Plugs must be on a GFCI separate from the lights) There is a four wire feed (gound, neutral, and two hot wires) to the box with the switch and plug. The feed for the bathroom circuit comes from the ceiling where the light is. So I only need one conductor to put the existing plug on a GFCI. __________________ 3 Story Colonial, built ~1912 East Rochester

01-19-2009, 10:25 AM	#3
cheese9988 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 31 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Thanks, Does the GFCI cut off both the hot and neutral when it trips? Otherwise the neutral is common. __________________ 3 Story Colonial, built ~1912 East Rochester

01-19-2009, 08:47 PM	#4
James Slacking off in the house Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In IN Posts: 233 Rep Power: 5	Electricity flows from Neutral to hot, when it trips it cuts off the power. __________________ 1927 2200 sq feet 3 story renovation project. Done Washing Machine - 10.27.07 Windows Install - 02.13.08 (New) Gas Oven - 11.22.08 New Front Door - 02.26.11 New Garage Door - 05.13.11 Needs to be Done Uh... Alot more. Last edited by James; 01-19-2009 at 09:50 PM.

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01-12-2009, 10:55 PM	#2
Chadwilliam1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0	You need to run a hot, neutral and ground to the plug. The plug will be fine without the ground since it is a gfci. The neutral and the ground go to the same place in the panel.