How to Wire a GFCI Outlet - What's Line vs Load? - Electrical Wiring 101
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Published 2021-06-18
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All Comments (21)
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Easy way to explain Line & Load that I find is to remind people that the 'IN' in Line represents power coming in, while the 'O' in Load means power going out downstream.
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As a 80 year old man, I appreciate you young people explaining the way you do. Technology has sure changed since my youth. Thanks so much for your sharing your knowledge.
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IMPORTANT: Leviton GFCI's have "Line" terminals at the top. The model shown in this video (including the wiring diagram shown) has line terminals at the bottom. At 3:35 in the video you note something like "If you are replacing an old GFCI with a new GFCI then it is easier to do as you just place the wires from the line terminals of the old GFCI onto the line terminals of the new GFCI." Strictly speaking this is correct, but only if you use a voltage tester or actually read the labels on the back of the old GFCI and the new GFCI. If you are unfortunate, your old GFCI may have the line terminals on the top while your new GFCI has the line terminals on the bottom. If this is the case and you simply move the top wires from the old GFCI to the top terminals of the new GFCI and move the bottom wires from the old to the bottom terminals of the new then the LED of the GFCI will light up green, suggesting that it is active, but the GFCI will not reset, the outlet itself will not be live and the downstream circuit will not be live. You may then think that you have to call an electrician to track down a (non-existant) ground fault. The bottom line (no pun intended): when wiring a GFCI, you MUST read the labels on the back of the outlet (or read the installation instructions that come with the new GFCI) and make sure to connect the live wire from the panel and the neutral coming from the panel onto the terminals marked "line" on the back of the new GFCI outlet.
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Thanks for your video. You answered my question about line and load. LINE IN---LOAD OUT
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Thank you! Trying to setup Christmas lights on my home that I just purchased a couple months ago and none of the exterior outlets had power! Turns out that they were all wired incorrectly, the explanation on Load vs Line made it very clear.
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Great video with clear & simple explanation. Also includes some great tips and reasons to not do certain things. Thank you very much!
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Very helpful! Thank you for laying it all out and with basic pictures! Super helpful
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Best and easiest explanation of understanding and installing a gfci outlet. Thank you.
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Thanks for helping me understand the difference between the load and the line. I was struggling with that untill I watched your video.
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Thanks. Good video. My home was built in 1990 so I was looking for info about how to update the electrics to bring the home into todays code requirements and this video was a great help.
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Very well done in all respects. Like I always say, it's easy when you know how. You made this task easy, now I know (understand) why. Thank you very much.
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Excellent job explaining how to wire a GFCI outlet. Thank you very much
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I like the way you show the pic of diagram how to hook wire up to the recepticals. Great educational.
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Most comprehensive explanation of GFCI receptacles I've seen so far! Thanks! Learned a lot!
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Just replaced a GFI with the help of your excellent explanation thank you!
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Thank you for your warm and enthusiastic explanation! I got my questions answered.
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Thanks for showing how to connect a GFCI. Great video.
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I new nothing about replacing A GFI outlet . But watching your vid I definitely learned something new , you explained it thoroughly that even A rookie like me learned . Thats not the only thing , even though I replaced it when it kept on tripping you taught me what to look for and how to fix . I was ready to call an electrician till i seen youβre tutorial , Thank You !
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Great video. The best explanation with detail that any novice can follow.
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Wow, thanks so much, I blew out my gcfi outside, hooked wires to the line terminals. Nothing worked, even the kitchen lights, I was afraid to hook them up to the taped load wires. Watched your video and decided that I needed to hook them to loaded terminals, and like magic they all work now!
