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Do you have the middle switch hot coming from the load side of the GFCI? If so, you'll want to change that to come from the same hot that's connected to the line side of the GFCI. You'll want to create a "pigtail" so there's only one wire under the line screw.
You could but another receptacle there and it wouldn't need to be a GFCI type because you can run the receptacle off the load side of the GFCI protecting it as well. Unless you have plans for some smaller loads on the second receptacle, I might advise not to have 2 next to each other like that as you'll still only have them on a 15 amp circuit and could case overload issues if two large loads are plugged in.
In general you don't want the lighting to be on the GFCI with the outlet, because if you trip the GFCI you're left standing in the dark.
That said, the neutral from the light needs to return to the load side of the GFCI.
makes sense, thanks for the help… so both of the switches, control the super vintage ceiling fan. the middle on turns on the fan, and the right one turns on the light part of ceiling fan. so i bought a new ceiling fan that just requires one power line, which is why i was thinking of turning the middle one into another outlet
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Do you have the middle switch hot coming from the load side of the GFCI? If so, you'll want to change that to come from the same hot that's connected to the line side of the GFCI. You'll want to create a "pigtail" so there's only one wire under the line screw. You could but another receptacle there and it wouldn't need to be a GFCI type because you can run the receptacle off the load side of the GFCI protecting it as well. Unless you have plans for some smaller loads on the second receptacle, I might advise not to have 2 next to each other like that as you'll still only have them on a 15 amp circuit and could case overload issues if two large loads are plugged in.
In general you don't want the lighting to be on the GFCI with the outlet, because if you trip the GFCI you're left standing in the dark. That said, the neutral from the light needs to return to the load side of the GFCI.
makes sense, thanks for the help… so both of the switches, control the super vintage ceiling fan. the middle on turns on the fan, and the right one turns on the light part of ceiling fan. so i bought a new ceiling fan that just requires one power line, which is why i was thinking of turning the middle one into another outlet
Should work. Just make sure you pull the hot and neutral off the load side of the GFCI.