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|    Electrical outlet question    |
|    25 Mar 13 06:15:13    |
      I need to add a gfi outlet to my wifes bathroom. I want to add it to the       current light switch box. This box currently has two switches, one for the       fan,light and one for the vanity light. Each switch has a white wire, a black       wire, and a ground. When        checking with a voltmeter, the white wire on both switches always has power.       Each black wire only has power when the switch is turned on. I am assuming the       white wire is the power wire. Can I take these white wires off the switches,       connect them to the        top and bottom "hot" terminal on the gfi outlet, then feed the switches from       both terminals on the other side of the gfi? When I did this messing around       with the switches, everything worked properly. I just thought that the black       wire was always the        constant power wire.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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