<div dir="ltr">building probably not old enough,<div>but if it originally had a non-GFCI outlet,</div><div>could likely have been wired daisy-chain style,</div><div>then outlet replaced with GFCI device </div><div>without changing wiring,</div><div>which would leave the light (et al) on the protected downstream side of the GCI ?</div><div><br></div><div>definitely NOT recommended, you want lights & outlets</div><div>on different circuits so if you trip a breaker</div><div>(like by getting a power tool jammed in the cut)</div><div>you don't simultaneously get a blackout</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 7:03 PM, Alf Sauve' via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">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?<br>
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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?<span class="im HOEnZb"><br>
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On 10/8/2015 5:52 PM, Dave Vick via Stagecraft wrote:<br>
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This has *GOT* to be a Code violation of some sort...<br>
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