Casual Gfci And Switch In Same Box
The light and switch are not protected by the gfci receptacle.
Gfci and switch in same box. You would need to test further at that point. It s unlikely the current box for the switch is anywhere near large enough so you ll have to replace it with the deepest 2 gang box available. This way both loads i e.
This wiring provides single location gfci protection. This diagram illustrates wiring a gfci receptacle and light switch in the same outlet box a common arrangement in a bathroom with limited space. Take the black wire from the light and terminate that to the top terminal of the switch.
Run a black jumper wire from the line side of the gfci and terminate that to the bottom terminal of the switch. This wiring provides single location gfci protection. The hot source is spliced to the line terminal on the receptacle and to one terminal on the light switch.
Take the white wire from the switch wire and terminate that to the siver terminal on the line side of the gfci. In this special case wiring diagram both light and ordinary outlet is connected to the load terminals of gfci. If you establish that the bathroom or other plain outlets are downstream of another gfci device that outlet needs a sticker that says gfci protected.
Multiple gfci outlets may be wired on the same circuit in such a way as you have described to protect each individual gfci outlet therefore in the event of a ground fault occurrence at one outlet the other gfci outlet locations will not be affected as well as other devices that are wired on the same circuit. Another way to do it would be to run a switch loop from the lighting fixture down into the 2 gang. The gfci receptacle would be wired the same as it is now and the switch would be on the switch loop.
Wiring a gfci combo switch outlet with protected light outlet receptacle. The neutral is spliced with a pigtail to the gfci and the white wire running to the light. This method of wiring gfci outlets is described in detail complete with photos in the gfci outlet area of this website.