[SML] OT: Non-Standard Wiring Revisited

[Dan Sheehan]

building probably not old enough,
but if it originally had a non-GFCI outlet,
could likely have been wired daisy-chain style,
then outlet replaced with GFCI device
without changing wiring,
which would leave the light (et al) on the protected downstream side of the
GCI ?

definitely NOT recommended, you want lights & outlets
on different circuits so if you trip a breaker
(like by getting a power tool jammed in the cut)
you don't simultaneously get a blackout

On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 7:03 PM, Alf Sauve' via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Why can't you protect the light with the GFCI?  Maybe they've had people
> remove the bulb and try to stick their finger in the socket?
>
> It certainly would cut down on the calls to maintenance if they ran the
> light direct.   Wonder if it was a screw up by just one electrician, so
> only certain rooms are this way, or if the whole building is that way?
>
>
>
> On 10/8/2015 5:52 PM, Dave Vick via Stagecraft wrote:
>
>>
>> This has *GOT* to be a Code violation of some sort...
>>
>>
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...Dan Sheehan
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