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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: Wiring an electrical outlet is an important part of the installation process, learn how to install and wire a new electrical outlet with expert tips and advice on home improvement in this free video.
George Finn is an expert in mechanical systems. He has a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a licensed engineer and licensed home...read more
" Hi! I am Drew Fendy, master home inspector. I have been inspecting for over 24 years. Today we are going to describe how to install an electrical receptacle for Expertvillage.com. Okay, strip gauge is right on the bottom here, as you can see it is just a little too long so I am just going to nip off a little bit. Now it matches the strip cage perfectly. So we insert it in this side black to brass and tighten the screw and there you go. A tight fit and then we do the same with the others. Insert the white. White goes to the silver screw, tighten it up. It's in there good . Now we will do the ground. On the ground, we need to bend the ground wire clockwise so when the screw tightens it would tighten up on the wire. When we are all done we want that to have about a three-quarters away around, grabbing that screw. So inserted around like that and we tighten the screw clockwise with very gentle pressure holding the wire as we tighten it."
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atay1 said
on 8/2/2008 This is a great and helpful video. Thanks
spiritualgiant said
on 8/2/2008 Excellent video. I was able to follow it and install the electrical unit without any problems. Thanks