Wiring A Switched Gfci Outlet. When the outlet has more than one wire of each color and the outlet is not a switched outlet then it is best to make a pigtail splice where all the wires of the same color are spliced into a connector and one pigtail wire is added and is connected to the outlet. Connect the black line hot wire to the brass screw marked line by inserting the wire into the back wire hole.
Three wire cable runs from the switch to the outlet providing two hot wires to that location. It means all the connected loads to the load terminals of gfci are protected. In this gfci outlet wiring and installation diagram the combo switch outlet spst single way switch and ordinary outlet is connected to the load side of gfci.
It means all the connected loads to the load terminals of gfci are protected.
Wiring a gfci combo switch outlet with a light bulb in the first wiring diagram the connected load as light bulb is gfci protected as it is control by the combo switch and connected to the load terminals of gfci. Line essentially means supply. This wiring provides single location gfci protection. The brass screw is for the hot wire and the silver screw is for the neutral wire.
