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Cadaverous Pallor · 11-17-2006, 06:12 PM

Today I finally got an annoying wiring problem fixed. The receptacle under the sink was iffy, causing the dishwasher to stop midcycle. I had tried before to swap in a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) receptacle. They're for use near water. Thing is, apparently you can't do that with a split circuit, where one outlet is for the disposal switch. It took me two seperate days under the sink to figure it out. Today I bought a normal one and that went in fine, so I put the GFCI in an outlet near the sink.

Yeah, I can say all that in a paragraph, but all together, including meddling with the breaker box, putting in the wrong thing, taking it out, putting it back in, taking it out again and putting in the right one....I'm sure I spent at least 5 solid hours on it, including probably 3 hours in uncomfortable positions under the sink. I've learned a lot.

What did you learn/fix/change/achieve today?

11-17-2006, 06:12 PM	#1
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Each day, a victory. Today I finally got an annoying wiring problem fixed. The receptacle under the sink was iffy, causing the dishwasher to stop midcycle. I had tried before to swap in a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) receptacle. They're for use near water. Thing is, apparently you can't do that with a split circuit, where one outlet is for the disposal switch. It took me two seperate days under the sink to figure it out. Today I bought a normal one and that went in fine, so I put the GFCI in an outlet near the sink. Yeah, I can say all that in a paragraph, but all together, including meddling with the breaker box, putting in the wrong thing, taking it out, putting it back in, taking it out again and putting in the right one....I'm sure I spent at least 5 solid hours on it, including probably 3 hours in uncomfortable positions under the sink. I've learned a lot. What did you learn/fix/change/achieve today? __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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