How to replace and GFI outlet and how it works

How to replace and GFI outlet and how it works.

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Howto & Style

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• gfi
• askmediy
• replace
• outlet

[9d9percent]

u got anotherr fan, luv all yur vids

[DominickDiy]

@9d9percent Awesome very nice to hear.

[EvaBongoria]

Frigg, you're crafty.

Glad I just found this channel.

[DominickDiy]

@EvaBongoria Well thank you.

[betsmur]

how do I straighten an exisiting box ??

[DominickDiy]

@betsmur As in ?

[TheHightimess69]

Awsome video I have one question I see you are working in a tiled area. That is my problem, I tiled the back splash. How do I bring the plugin out, to place the cover back on with out the plug being sunk in the depth of the tile. Thanks

[goofyjds72092]

i am trying to replace an outlet that has gfi on but whn i open it going to rewire it this gfi box has different wires then here there orange one a black one and a white one but there is no ground wire and only on outlet and all wires from outlet match same wire but wondering how i do rewire it w/o cutiing from both from outlet and wire and do u need a ground wire or not i'm wondering before i go find help to do it

[Wayfarer515]

I have aluminum wiring and all outlets have no grounds..How would i ground, and do they sell special gfi for aluminum wiring????

[OneMoreSchlup]

Would it be wise to consume a great amount of alcohol before replacing a GFI?

[MrStanley1109]

yes its a very old house,tube wired.none of my outlets and lite fixtures our ground.Not worred about the lite fixtures.I just need to ground my outlets for my computers and electronics.Thanks!

[TimSDobson]

@YazatLane LOL I just returned one since my xmass lights triped it and the GFI would not reset. The girl tossed it in the return to shelf bin. I had to inform her to mark it bad and do an RTV, return to vender.

[TimSDobson]

@ryanathan2 Ground wires play a roll that if anything shorts out that it had a direct bath to ground and not you. If i wire was to get cut say like a nail or screw, one the screw damages the hot wire and comes into contact with the uninsulated ground it should short out. if it was insulated then the path of the hot wire would go through you if you completed the circuit of hot to ground. No insulation on the ground wire increases the odds to trip the fuse if the circuit has a problem

[TimSDobson]

@MrStanley1109 Yes you can. ground is ground. Its all Once circuit in the end. Is it old wiring? Ive yet to see a house wired with out a ground unless its Knob and Tube wiring.