I’ve encountered two problems with recent bathroom exhaust fan installations:
1) I installed an exhaust fan in our parsonage. I forgot to bring a clamp connector for the Romex wire, and didn’t tell the ‘rocker in time. Now the ceiling is finished (not painted, though) and the wire isn’t clamped nor protected from the metal edge of the exhaust fan enclosure. Short of cutting a small hole in the fresh sheetrock (which Mr. Rocker says cannot truly be repaired to be invisible), is there any means of safely securing the wire?
2) When I recently installed an exhaust fan/light in my own bathroom, I added a three-speed control to vary the fan speed. This fan was added to an existing circuit containing a GFCI outlet. I don’t know if this is significant, but the lead for the exhaust fan was connected to the wire leading to the GFCI outlet. DW’s hair/blow dryer is plugged into this GFCI outlet. This dryer has its own overload circuit on the plug with test and reset buttons. Since I installed this fan, the circuit on the dryer plug trips whenever the exhaust fan is turned on (not this light). The fan works fine, the light works fine, the GFCI outlet never trips, and the circuit breaker on the main panel never trips. Any ideas why this might be happening?
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
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go over to one of the BB's and in the electrical department you'll find plastic romex (sortta like grommets) connectors that slide on fron the inside...
as far as the GFI goes...
defective hair dryer...
something is crossed wired...
motor on the fan is in question...
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I was thinking that if he could ge to it from the inside, he could use some good caulk like a silicone to form a gasket in place there.but he SR finisher is wrong. It CAN be finished to make the patch disappear. He just knows how much time and inconvenience it will be for him.
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those slide on plastic romex connectors...
easy and done right...
here's one style....
http://www.licensedelectrician.com/Store/RT/Romex_Connectors.htm
another style...
http://www.foxelectricsupply.com/content/products/ProductDetail.asp?qsCatID=25007&qsProductNo=TNBNC501SC
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Thanks, Imerc and Piffin. Those plastic connectors are just the ticket.About convincing the rocker that the ceiling can be invisibly patched, this falls into the category of "picking your battles".Any other ideas on why the breaker goes off on the hair dryer?
try another dryer....
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Plastic romex connectors.....
Be aware there are two different styles - one inserts from the outside of the box / enclosure. The other inserts from the inside of the box / enclosure.
Arlington Industries makes both styles and labels the "inside of the box insertion" style on the rim of the connector "This side inside of box" or some such wording.
The difference is which way the chinese finger-trap prongs point in relation to the rim.
The truth of the matter is, in your situation - either style will work fine as there is not much of a chance the wire will be pulled out of the fan enclosure. Either will protect the wire from chafing on the edge of the opening.
Or, you can apply the split metal clamps from inside of the enclosure -- plastic is legal and does the job in less space.
Jim
Jim