Jean-Claude JC Lussier
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Hello everybody,
I am completely stumped. I am wiring a new bathroom in my basement, and everything seemed fine until yesterday. I have two recessed lights in my shower that I had temporarily wired to an existing switch in another room which worked fine. I have now added outlets to the rest of the room supplied from a 20 amp gfi breaker and now I have connected the lights to the new circuit. That's where the problem started. All the outlets test fine using an outlet tester but as soon as I flip the switch to the shower lights, the breaker trips. Once it even blew the dimmer switch. If I take the bulbs out of the fixtures the breaker doesn't trip. If I bypass the switch and wire the lights direct the breaker, the lights turn on and the breaker doesn't trip. I don't know what I did wrong or what to try next. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I am completely stumped. I am wiring a new bathroom in my basement, and everything seemed fine until yesterday. I have two recessed lights in my shower that I had temporarily wired to an existing switch in another room which worked fine. I have now added outlets to the rest of the room supplied from a 20 amp gfi breaker and now I have connected the lights to the new circuit. That's where the problem started. All the outlets test fine using an outlet tester but as soon as I flip the switch to the shower lights, the breaker trips. Once it even blew the dimmer switch. If I take the bulbs out of the fixtures the breaker doesn't trip. If I bypass the switch and wire the lights direct the breaker, the lights turn on and the breaker doesn't trip. I don't know what I did wrong or what to try next. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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