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Tools & Equipment for Wiring an Electrical Outlet
GFCI & Standard Electrical Outlets
Installing 15-amp & 20-amp Electrical Outlets
Picking Electrical Outlet Locations
Cutting a Hole for an Electrical Outlet
Drilling a Hole in the Ceiling or Floor for an Electrical Outlet
Feeding Wires Through the Wall for an Electrical Outlet
Turning Off the Power When Wiring an Electrical Outlet
Stripping Electrical Wires to Install an Electrical Outlet
Installing an Electrical Outlet Box
Wiring an Electrical Outlet
Installing the Ground Fault Interrupter on an Electrical Outlet
Wiring an Outlet to an Electrical Box
Testing Electrical Outlets for Connectivity
Testing the Electrical Outlet Source Box
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Summary: Turning off the power when wiring an electrical outlet is crucial to your safety, learn how to install and wire a new electrical outlet with expert tips and advice on home improvement in this free video.
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"Hi I am Drew Fendy, master home inspector. I have been inspecting for over 24 years. Okay we are going to do one of the most important parts now in the procedure and that is to turn the power off. If you don’t cut the power obviously you can get electrocuted. We have got respect power, not fear it, but be safe. Now we have got electrical panel and we have got to turn off the power. The electrical panel… some are labeled, some are not. This one is partially labeled. Actually it is labeled on three places for basements, so we don’t which one to turn off. Even if there was only one that say basement power we have got to verify that it is off afterwards. So I have got Nick in there with the light on and we are going to see. Okay I am going to turn off breaker number 8. Is it off? No. Okay we will try the next breaker. Is it off? No. Okay this breaker. Is it off? Yeah. Okay great, so we have got the power off here. He is using a light stick to verify that and now we are ready to go, we can wire safely without being electrocuted."
eHow Article: Turning Off the Power When Wiring an Electrical Outlet
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