Workbench-Height Circuit GFCI — Single Device in a 2-Gang Box (Lead, Not Energized Yet)
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Photo Details
- Date: May 26, 2026
- Time: 11:58 AM EDT
- Weather: Clear, 82°F, 38% humidity, 9 mph SW winds. Strong direct daylight through the adjacent window opening.
- Phase: Phase 1 — 120V rough-in (DIY) — morning-after documentation
- Location: North wall, ~46” AFF (workbench height) — somewhere along the planned central workbench section
- Subject: The workbench-height circuit’s own GFCI lead — separate circuit from the energized 16” floor-line; not energized yet (rough-in incomplete; ran out of receptacles)
Description
Close-up of the GFCI lead for the workbench-height circuit on the north wall. Important context: the north wall actually has two separate circuits, each with its own GFCI lead:
- 16” floor-line circuit — currently energized; its GFCI lead is the workbench-height 2-gang near the loft stairs (see the stairs photo). That GFCI was deliberately raised above 16” AFF so the rolling tool cabinets parked east of the workbench don’t block it.
- Workbench-height circuit (~46” AFF) — NOT energized yet; its GFCI lead is the 2-gang shown in this photo. The remaining workbench-height boxes on this circuit are pulled with romex but not all populated — ran out of receptacles during yesterday’s install and need a Menards device run to finish.
This circuit will become the dedicated workbench/tool-bench feed once it’s completed, breakered, and energized. Until then the GFCI in this box is sitting unwired on the load side (downstream of the GFCI’s load terminals) or fed through but not back to the panel — depending on which end the stop is — see Electrical Planning for the current circuit status.
Visible Elements
- Blue 2-gang plastic new-work box at ~46” AFF on a north-wall stud
- Single GFCI device in one slot — workbench-height circuit’s lead GFCI
- Empty second slot — pending completion of the circuit (more receptacles + panel-side pull + breaker)
- Yellow 12-2 NM-B romex routed down the stud bay (continues to the next workbench-height box on this same circuit)
- Window opening visible to the left on the north wall
- OSB sheathing behind the box
- Pencil marks on the closer studs
Why This Photo
Future-self documentation that the workbench-height GFCI in this picture is NOT the GFCI that protects the energized rear-wall circuit — that one is in the stairs photo. This distinction matters for any future troubleshooting: tripping behavior at the workbench-height circuit’s GFCI affects the workbench outlets (once they’re live); tripping at the floor-line GFCI affects the 16” AFF chain.
Related Documents
- Electrical Planning — North wall has 2 separate circuits, each with its own GFCI
- Timeline — 2026-05-25 first DIY circuit energized; 2026-05-26 documentation pass
- Wider view showing both lines on the same wall
- The OTHER GFCI — the 16” circuit’s lead, raised near the stairs
- To-Do — finish workbench-height circuit (receptacles, panel-side pull, breaker)