How to Wire a Leviton 5625
Leviton offers a receptacle that has its own individual switch that turns the receptacle on and off. The 5625 receptacle is used for electrical appliances that do not have their own on/off button. By installing it into the 5625 receptacle, the appliance is controlled by the receptacle's switch, and it can be kept plugged in all the time. This receptacle is the same size as a regular receptacle, and it fits in a standard size box. It also attaches to regular electrical wires. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Turn off the power to the receptacle that will be replaced by switching off the circuit breaker in the fuse box. Check that the battery is good in a circuit tester. If not, replace the battery. Place the tester's two ends in one set of the receptacle's slots, then the other set. The light on the tester should not come on. If it does, the correct circuit breaker has not been switched off.
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Take off the receptacle's face plate by first removing its screw. Detach the two screw securing the receptacle to the box and pull out the receptacle. Loosen the receptacle's terminal screws and pull away all wires from the back of the receptacle. Take out the receptacle (if working properly, it can be reused). If the ends of the wires are chewed up after removing them from the existing receptacle, cut them off with wire cutters. Strip off 1/2 an inch of insulation from the ends, using wire strippers. Bend them into loops with the pliers.
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Bend the copper ends of all wires into a loop, using a pliers. Connect the white wires to the silver terminal and tighten the screw to the wires. Connect the black wires to the gold terminal and tighten the screw to the wires. Connect the bare ground wires to the ground terminal and tighten the screw to the wires.
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Push all cables into the back of the box, followed by the receptacle. Attach the receptacle to the box with the two screws. Hold the new faceplate in position and install the screw. Turn on the power at the circuit breaker.
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Tips & Warnings
If there is one black, one white and one ground wire in the receptacle box, you are replacing an "end of run" receptacle. If there are two cables of each color, you are replacing a "middle of run" receptacle.
When attaching the new receptacle to the box, make sure that it is straight. If it is not, the face plate will be crooked when installed.
Be very sure that the power is off before installing the 5625 receptacle.
