How to Replace an Electrical Outlet With a GFCI

Video Transcript

"Hello, my name is Oscar Moreno, I'm with Moreno Custom Home Visions, and today we will teach you, how to replace a GFCI outlet. The tools that you're going to be needing for today are going to be, a set of needle nose pliers, we're going to need a voltage tester, and we're also going to need a Phillip's and a flat head screw driver. Now first thing, safety first, we're going to check if there's power in the outlet, then we're going to go find a breaker downstairs, and make sure that guy is off. Once you've determined that the power is safely off, we can start by doing the very second step, is, removing the outlet cover, third step would be, removing the screws that are holding the GFCI outlet in place, fourth step, it would be removing the GFCI outlet out of its socket, fifth step we're going to be un-tightening the screws on each side of the GFCI outlets to remove the copper wires. Finally, once we got that, we will get our new GFCI outlet, install it the same way, reverse the steps, and install it the same way back. So we'll be installing the hot first, then the neutral, then the ground, and then we will slowly put the outlet back into its place, install the two screws that are holding the GFCI in place, then your outlet cover, flip the power back on, and you've got yourself a new GFCI."