Eaton SGFS15-M GFCI Outlet/Switch Combo

If your totally confused with installing this Eaton SGFS15-M GFCI outlet/switch combo from Lowes this will clarify the install process. PAY ATTENTION to your (Line) & (Load) wire positions on the back of the receptical. Directions show switch being installed upside down from the common US Standard.

[RichardBroughton-xy]

Thanks for this video. My bro-in-law was flummoxed when a professional electrician installed one of these to control an outdoor fountain. After the guy left he discovered what he thought was the switch to control the fountain did not shut off the fountain. He still had the packing and instructions so he opened the box and spent at least an hour trying to figure out how to make the switch control the fountain. Then I found this. He watched it a couple of times and I finally convinced him that it was demonstrating that the switch is entirely separate from the plug wiring and needs to be wired as if it was just a separate switch, which is what this video shows, but not what most people would expect from that sort of unit.

[christophergaithdemaria]

Thank you. I read the directions, went to the manufacturers website, and spent over an hour trying to figure it out. Your 1 minute video solved my issue almost immediately

[caohladay]

Thanks man! Spent 2 hours trying to figure this out then watched your video and got it in 2 minutes. For the people commenting they still don’t know what to do, here’s what I did: note that I’m note an electrician and not suggesting you do the same thing. Just stating what I did.... split the black power in like he did so you have 2 wires. Connect one to the outlet like you normally would, to the brass screw. Then connect the other wire that’s split from the black power in to one of those switch wires. I connected it to the one on the same side as the brass. Then take the white wire coming in with the hot black power wire and connect that to the light fixture white wire and from that connection connect to the outlet on the silver screw. Finally connect the black wire of the figure to the other switch wire. Out meet works even when switch is off, switch works! Hope this helps. Thanks again man!

[harveypeterson]

Hi - I bought this GFCI a few days ago and had the EXACT same problem as alot of people on this string are commenting. I have rewired 2 houses in my life, I am not an electrician, but the houses haven't burned down I had them blessed afterwards by an electrician who did the panel replacement and he asked me if I was interested in working for him... So I kinda know what I am doing. Our Alaska Guide friend is spot on, the instructions SUCK. If you are not an electrician, and I am not, they are confusing. So I went and purchased a Leviton GFSW1-W off of Amazon. I do NOT work for Leviton. Got it in a day and what do ya know, the instructions actually detail AND with schematics that tell you EXACTLY where to run the switch wires to. If you are having problems with the SGFS15-M model, dump it and get the one from Leviton. I did it in about 15 minutes....the other one I was at hour 2 and then saif "F -

[ThePacer]

Wish there were more videos on this device installation, this one didn't give enough detail to see what's going where.

[MrRaydog]

It had me stumped. I assumed (by way of the terrible instructions) that it supplied an internal hot. Thank you, sir!

[georgefielderthendaccount]

What size wet flat head screwdriver do I just shove into the outlet? It's easier to electrocute myself that way. Thanks, I think.

[angelabailey]

Need a slower and step by step, what from where goes to where? As in each white step by step at a turtle's pace.

[barryswan]

I used the switch to power a bath fan. One of the switch wires got pigtailed to the hot (line) terminal of gfi. The other switch wire connected to black wire of the fan line. The white of the fan also was pigtailed to the common of gfi (line) terminal. Load terminals of gfi were not used. And of course the grounds were all connected.

[roadglide]

Is there a way to make the gfci receptacle work with the switch as an on / off? That is my desired set up and why I purchased this...

[YourAlaskaGuide]

Sorry for the confusion, being a lineman for over 40 years, I guess I did not explain it for the novice properly. The easiest way to look at this is 2 different devices. One is a wall switch the other is an electrical outlet, the exception being the switch has the wires to pigtail already installed.

[luckycatdad]

Thanks, I have a similar unit from a different company and I've read the instructions 3x over and they never explain what those two wires are for. was so confused. I assume if you don't use those wires, you can have the switch turn off the outlet with the lights in that case?

[ivanrivera]

I'm still confused, you didn't show the connection process, it would help if you did.

[mikeploetner]

You didn't explain it very well either

[Perpetual_Prince]

This video was terrible.. he was just frustrated and irritated and quickly put up a video saying absolutely nothing.

[mikewynn]

Thanks for this video.

And thanks Eaton, IKEA furniture has better instructions.

My interpretation was that the switched load went black and white to either switch wires on the GFCI. I couldn’t figure out why the switch wouldn’t run the lights.

I piggybacked one black “switch output” wire to my black LINE; then my switched loads white to the white LINE and the black of my switched load to the second “switch output” wire. Now it works.

[michaelsimpson]

Garbage.. spent 2 days with their instructions and still won’t work!!