I need a GFI outlet wired up.

[Bowhunter2004]

I noticed an outside GFI at my house was not working so I thought I would swap it out myself and this is what I found. I’m surprised we didn’t burn the house down. Any electricians on here? I live in Hunterdon county in Readington. I have a drop ceiling in the basement, so I thought to maybe snake a new wire to the outlet location  then splice it together in a junction box above the drop ceiling rather than running  new wire all the way to the breaker.  If anyone can recommend a local electrician it would be appreciated. 

[Liv2huntnfish123]

Jeez that fried.  Wish I was closer to help , I’m in north Jersey. I mean you should be able to do that yourself if your handy. I hope the breaker did trip.

Edited October 24, 2018 by Liv2huntnfish123

[Bowhunter2004]

2 minutes ago, Liv2huntnfish123 said:

Jeez that fried.  Wish I was closer to help , I’m in north Jersey. I mean you should be able to do that yourself if your handy. I hope the breaker did trip.

 

[Bowhunter2004]

No it never tripped... I’m scared of it, I’ll burn the joint down for sure if I mess with it. Lol. 

[Merkel]

Man, someone was watching over you. Don’t know any electricians but sure there are some on this site. Good luck.

[Bowhunter2004]

Bump

[Rutting Buck]

10 hours ago, Bowhunter2004 said:

No it never tripped... I’m scared of it, I’ll burn the joint down for sure if I mess with it. Lol. 

I would find the breaker it’s on and replace it with a 15amp GFCI breaker. Then you can just install a regular breaker and everything on the circuit is protect.   You can do it your self black to the brass screw, white to the silver screw , and green to the ground. Wiring it in the breaker box is easy as well just use 1 hand only that way you do t ground yourself out

[electric10162]

That's pretty ugly Bud. Call a local licensed contractor. Make sure he investigates why everything is burnt up. Since my company does not do residential, I could recommend someone if you can't find a local guy. 

[1957Buck]

I would say you need a Wire survey by a Licenced Elect.  And to do an Infrared inspection of every outlet. There are cheap Continuity plugs to discover Positive - Negative at the outlets also that is FU. ????? did a Smoke alarm go off when this happened? Also appears to be in the series wiring if so there is more than one problem.    Also, there is Weather Proof and Weather Resistant.  make the right choice.  

Edited October 24, 2018 by 1957Buck

[tjfslaughter]

1957 is right, get a Tamper Resistant weather rated outlet.  If wired correctly it should be a 20 amp using yellow wire.  There might be enough slack to just wire in a new plug.  Purchase a $5 GFCI tester and test it and you should be good to go.  Trace the wire back to the panel and ensure everything is tied in correctly.

[1957Buck]

12 minutes ago, tjfslaughter said:

1957 is right, get a Tamper Resistant weather rated outlet.  If wired correctly it should be a 20 amp using yellow wire.  There might be enough slack to just wire in a new plug.  Purchase a $5 GFCI tester and test it and you should be good to go.  Trace the wire back to the panel and ensure everything is tied in correctly.

Do it powered down to easy to blow it by cross wire shorting 

[Livesintrees]

If I were closer I’d do it. I’d pull a breaker and swap for a new one.  Then new gfi. New wire from breaker straight to the outlet if possible. 12/2

[NJREALTOR]

Call Robert Bianco (RB Electric)  908-347-6020 I've known him for 30 years and he'll take the small jobs. Tell him I gave you his name.