Hello,
I'm knew to electrical work but I feel comfortable doing some beginner, easy work. There's actually 2 bathrooms in our house that have the outlets and lights controlled by one switch. I can only speak to one bathroom setup so far.
Bathroom1: One switch that controls the light and one outlet. The switch has only 1 black and 1 white wire attached to it (12 gauge). The outlet has 1 black, 1 white, and 1 ground (14 gauge). The outlet is ungrounded and so far this is the only outlet with a ground wire and 14 gauge wires in the whole house. I believe the previous owner added this in when he was doing some remodeling in that bathroom.
Q1: Is it a problem to have the 14 gauge wire on the 20 amp circuit (with a 15 amp duplex receptacle)?
Q2: Is it a problem to attach the ground wire to the ground screw even though there is no ground in the outlet?
Q3: Is it possible to make the outlet so it's always hot and not connected to the switch without tearing apart the wall (I have not looked at the wiring in the light fixture yet)? All the solutions I've read involve more wiring than what I have (multiple hot wires).
House was built in 1958, 20 amp circuit with the rest of the house (from what I've seen) having 12 gauge wire, and only hot and neutral wires in each outlet. All outlets are unground. I've been adding in some GFCI and AFCI outlets where recommended.
Thanks for your responses!
I'm knew to electrical work but I feel comfortable doing some beginner, easy work. There's actually 2 bathrooms in our house that have the outlets and lights controlled by one switch. I can only speak to one bathroom setup so far.
Bathroom1: One switch that controls the light and one outlet. The switch has only 1 black and 1 white wire attached to it (12 gauge). The outlet has 1 black, 1 white, and 1 ground (14 gauge). The outlet is ungrounded and so far this is the only outlet with a ground wire and 14 gauge wires in the whole house. I believe the previous owner added this in when he was doing some remodeling in that bathroom.
Q1: Is it a problem to have the 14 gauge wire on the 20 amp circuit (with a 15 amp duplex receptacle)?
Q2: Is it a problem to attach the ground wire to the ground screw even though there is no ground in the outlet?
Q3: Is it possible to make the outlet so it's always hot and not connected to the switch without tearing apart the wall (I have not looked at the wiring in the light fixture yet)? All the solutions I've read involve more wiring than what I have (multiple hot wires).
House was built in 1958, 20 amp circuit with the rest of the house (from what I've seen) having 12 gauge wire, and only hot and neutral wires in each outlet. All outlets are unground. I've been adding in some GFCI and AFCI outlets where recommended.
Thanks for your responses!