In installing the main appliance receptacles in my kitchen I used a 3 wire cable and alternated the two hot wires on the 9 receptacles.. My plan was to install the protective GFCI receptacles(one on each of the hot wires) but I found out that it is not possible to do so with the 3 wires (evidently because of the common neutral). My question is: Will it work to use GFCI breakers on each of the two circuits (even tho there is a common neutral) or do I ditch the idea of the two wire alternating idea? If this is not clear let me know. Thanks!
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Bad idea from the start.
Use 9 GFI receptacles all wired to LINE
OR
Depending on the brand of panel/availability .....
....a two pole 20 amp GFCI Breaker
Thanks for your help.
If it is practical to rewire the rectacles you leave the multi-wire to the first box.
Then run 2 separately 2 wire circuit to different boxes. Then you could get by with just 2 GFCI receptacles.
Or GFCI's at each postion.
Or install a TWO POLE GFCI breaker in the panel.
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
Thanks for your helpful word.
What you have to do is install a 240V (double-pole) GFCI breaker. Not cheap.
Thanks for your helpful word!