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MyOwnPeace

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11. IF I'm reading your original post correctly.....
Fri Apr 23, 2021, 05:32 PM
Apr 2021

you have a 'bare copper' wire coming into the box and it is grounded in the box - correct?

IF that is so, just 'undo' that wire and attach it to the 'ground' screw on the GFCI.

If there is more than 1 'bare copper' - tie them all together and add a short piece - leaving you 1 wire to attach to that same ground screw.

You WILL have to be certain which is the "hot" line coming in (if there is more than 1 'set' of wires in the box). As stated on another post here - the instructions are usually good with the GFCI - just understand you would have a "hot" line coming in and if there is another 'set' of wires in there - it is a continuation of that circuit.

Good luck - stay away from water!!!!!!! (well, at least while working on that!).

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