GFCI breaker installJust replaced a 20 amp GFCI outlet from LEVITON. Test and reset buttons will not set. Also reading voltage with my light stick on both sides of the outlet. Is this a bad outlet or possible bad circuit brea...
unusual symptoms in new GFCI installI replaced an older GFCI outlet in a bathroom with a new Leviton model. I followed all instructions. When finished, I pressed the Test button it shut off itself and the other 3 downstream receptacles. Pressing Reset r...
Thread Need help with gfci/switch combo - only two wires coming into switch
Need help with gfci/switch combo - only two wires coming into switchHello- I need help wiring the Leviton light switch & gfci outlet combo (model # X7299-W). I am replacing a standard light switch and only have two visible wires coming into the box, a black and a white, nothing e...
Thread Need help with wiring x7299-w combo switch to a cable line with 2 wires
Need help with wiring x7299-w combo switch to a cable line with 2 wiresI need help with correct wiring diagram for a X7299-W switch combination receptacle. the old device was a single switch controlling the bathroom ceiling light. I live in an older home, there is only 1 cable line conta...
GFCI Resets when I turn light switch offHi, I just installed the GFCI. When the light switch is in the ON position I hit reset and the light goes on. Whey I turn the light switch OFF the GFCI trips. If I try to reset with the light...
Thread New Replacement GFCI shows "Open Ground" on grounded 14-2 setup
New Replacement GFCI shows "Open Ground" on grounded 14-2 setupI just replaced a failed GFCI receptical which was on my Shed. I had that installed about 10 years ago, and altough it is covered - it finally died when I cut the extension cord while mowing the lawn the other d...
Why 15 amp for 20 amp circuit?What is the purpose of the 15 amp GFCI for a 20 amp circuit? I assume since it protects the load for the rest of the outlets that they too are now only 15 amp. Thanks
Sep. circuits on T7299 switch/GFCI comboI think I already know the answer, but I want to make certain: With the switch/GFCI combo, can I run one circuit for the switch (controlling an overhead light) and a different circuit on the GFCI (line in and ...
Thread Need help converting to GFCI switch/outlet combo
Need help converting to GFCI switch/outlet comboHello I have been banging my head against a wall for a while and need some help installing a new GFCI switch/outlet combo. I am suing a Leviton x7299-W. In the picture below you will see two switches right next to eac...
wiring problemhello, I am trying to install a dimmer light switch 6633 . the problem is the wires in the outlet, I have a black, a ,white and a bare copper in one wire coming into the box and there is a second wi...
GFCI DeviceI recently installed a new GFCI device in a kitchen. It was wired per the Option B which involves 2 cables or four wires. The electrical box is grounded so I didn't install a separate grounding wire. It tests good but...
Ground wiring for a GFCI outlet?I have a GFCI outlet that shows "Open Ground" using a tester (the ground light is actually flickering). I've tried tracing the line back to where the ground isn't connected/poorly connected, but unfortunately i can't ...
Problem with GFCI Blankface 7590I am installinga bank of 8 GFCI blank gFCI receptacles at the home run end of an underground conduit. None of them pass current to the load. I swapped out one of them with a normal GFCI receptacle and it worked just f...
T7299 - before installationI just purchased a combination switch - GFCI receptacle (17339-038 ZR 5). I see that some sort of plastic is blocking the receptacle holes (where a plug's prongs would go). Is that some sort of packing pla...
GFCI 7599W Question?The 7599W GFCI works with just the line cables attached, but not when the two load lines (2 white and 2 black) are attached either both in the backwire holes or pigtailed and into one backwire hole each. There i...
T7299-T wiring for outlet constantly on?How can the T7299-T be wired so that the outlet is constantly on? My intent was to put a night light in the outlet - but it makes no sense if the switch that turns the room light out also turns the night light off.