How to install an outlet part 2
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Assuming the generator is 110 volt yes 2 conductor14awg would be fine. However instead of using romex I would use SOOW cord with a male plug on the end.
hi tyrone i need information about my clothes washing machine i want to change the wire whats the best 14 gauge wire on 15 amp or 12 . 2 wire on 20 amp ? because right now its on 14. wire with 15 amp but a lot of load on that outlet that washing machine is on what is better to use pls thanks
I find your videos much more useful than the home depot videos. Those videos just tell you to connect the black wire to the bronze screw and white to the silver without explaining anything. Yours are filled with helpful tips and good explanations. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for taking time teaching us . Thanks
Dang finally a video I can understand! I've looked a probably 20 videos and this was the best! Thank you!
Tyrone I was wondering why you wouldn't start with the grounding conductor instead of the grounded conductor?
What do you do if you have an old house with old wiring that does not have a ground wire?
It is better for it to be on a dedicated outlet
Hello. How many outlets can be on one circuit? And also high hats?
My other choice is to include the dishwasher on a circuit that currently has 4 outlets. It is also 12 awg on a 20 amp circuit. Would this be OK or should I have a dedictaed circuit just for the dishwasher? Thanks, Scott
Tyrone...I'm installing a dishwasher on it's own dedicated breaker. I'm using 12 gauge wire on a 20 AMP circuit breaker. Is that what you would recommend? Thanks, Scott
Thanks !! Keep those informational videos coming ☮
Great info on electrical wiring basics. Thank You.
thanks brotha peace
I'm in Michigan It's hard to find a electrician, any suggestions?
Thanks. Worked like a charm.
You do not want downstream current flowing through a receptacle therefore use pigtails.
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Excellent video. It's the best I have seen and very informative.
Thanks! Good explanation of what and why you need to use Pig Tails and 12 gauge wire!
Thanks for the video, awesome info. Are you still doing video's?
Nice!!!
Given the number of wire nuts used what width and depth wire box do you suggest when parallel wiring outlets?
Great video!
Thank you Bro.
NICE!
Thank you.
I believe the kitchen is within 2 feet of the sink and then every four feet and 2 gfci homeruns for counter top plugs
Do you need a pig tail for every outlet daisy chained together? So if I have 6 outlets I would need 5 pigtailed to keep the circuit working in the event an outlet goes bad?
dishwasher with electric drying cycle
Can I assume that this is parallel wiring of multiple outlets? If so I assume the first one in the line, that also has the feed wire from load center is per this example the second would be similar to the first and the last one wouldn't have the pigtails/splices and the three wires would just hook directly to the hot, neutral and ground screws. Is that correct?
Thanks Tyrone. Very good tutorial
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Just repeating what others have said...great instructional videos. I love how thorough you are and how you stress the safety of everything. Thanks!
you are welcome Joe
great videos, good quality and very detail! top 3 in your category..thanks!
Thanks J
thankyou for the vídeo
+Luis Lezama You are welcome Luis
Best video i seen and been searching for bruh! Outstanding job!
Thanks Phillip
great video thanks bro.
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how far did you strip back the wires from the receptacle?
you leave at minimum 6 inches of wire from boxand from 3/4 to 1 inch of striped insulation
I want to add a closet light and a light switch but the only power nearby is the light from from the room. Can I get the power from that light? How? Thanks
If the light has a non switched power source then yes, but if the the light just has one cable coming to it and it is controlled by a switch then your second light will only work when the light you feed from is on.
Great tutorial!
Thanks Daniel
whats the deal-on the pig tails. do u have a pic tail on each wire
good video
thanks texas
One question sir...what if I wanted to add another recepticle to the right side of the your first recepticle, can I quick connect the the wires since you pigtail the wires to extended receptacle.?..thanks
yup do not matter is you install install the new outlet to the left, right, up or down the process is the same.
thank you
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You mentioned that the wires running through walls should be in middle (1 1/4 inch from front/back) of the stud... how much from floor should the holes for wires be?
there is no requirement for how high or low you drill the holes . It is a good idea to drill the hole for the stud holding your box at least 10 inches above or below where you mount your box so you can get a strap 6 inches from the box
Hi Tyrone. Do you pigtail each and every outlet? If so or not, can you please explain why?
-Thanks Buddy, I really appreciate the knowledge you are sharing. The videos are excellent!!
+Casey Louis Hey Casey it is a personal preference but I do pigtail and reason is that if an outlet fails it makes it much easier to locate the bad outlet.
Well done! Thanks.
thanks and you are welcome
Great video. Thank you for your help!
+Robby Rob You are welcome Robby
Hey I have a question. I am mounting a Tv to a wall and will be installing a new plug directly above an existing outlet about 4 feet higher. How do you suggest I strap the new cable to the studs without taking out the sheetrock ?
David Ferrero if you are fishing it through the wall you do not need to strap it
Hello again Tyrone, I have a single outlet coming from the breaker panel in my garage which is a GFCI and would like to add two or three more single outlets from that GF, If I come off of that GF can I pigtail the rest of the outlets, also is it safe to connect 14 gauge romex wire to a 20 amp breaker as long as there is not a lot of load
Thanks Al
I would just use 12awg because well its the right way, and you can never say with certainty what loads may be placed on the circuit in the future.
Tyrone, thanks so much for doing these... great videos!!
I want to extended an outlet up to an outlet behind a wall mounted TV set. The outlet below where I want my new outlet is already extended (like the outlet on the right-hand side in this video. Is that ok to add another outlet to this already extended one? Would I do as in this case and just screw the wires from all three outlets together into a pigtail and attach to wires attached to the outlet?
did not understand the last part of your question but yes it is ok to extend from the existing outlet. Just make sure that the existing outlet is the correct voltage ( i would assume 110 volt).
Tyrone once again you are the master. I have never seen the pig tail outlet approach that you use. I am sure it is code acceptable or you would not teach it. It only makes since that you approach it this way to allow for the rest of the circuit to never fail if an outlet for some reason fails in the circuit. Thanks again for your teaching, sir.
You are most welcome
What state are you in ?
In the video I am in Pa.
good video i enjoy all your vids bro
thanks Al
I could not tell if you put the white and black both on top or does it matter
so long as the white is connected to the silver screw and the black to the bronze you are ok
HI Tyrone, do you have any conversion of receptacle type vids. Meaning I noticed that my wall switch controlled a single receptacle (single pole outlet 14/2) I wanted to convert this wall switch which was wired with ( hot and neutral only coming from receptacle) so I closed the circuit to make the receptacle unswitched and pigtailed at the switch box to get a new hot.
Here is my dilemma, my intention is to introduce two new single pole switched circuits fed by this NEW single source hot (above) , each circuit provides power to 3 LED recessed lights on each circuit. (2 circuits x 3 LED lights).
Hopefully this is enough to get you thinking but there is a bit more with above in mind. Invision double gang box 2 switches in it 1. Maestro CL occupancy sensor 2. double switch Leviton for the 2 circuits above. I have wired it to be Maestro single polled to the leviton. Maestro receives the above hot, Leviton is the switched load. My issue is the unswitched receptacle now works but my lights dont light :) yet there is current along light circuits when the leviton switches are on off accordingly. My question is could the making of the unswitched receptile which consumed my white wire(see top) be a parallel circuit created ? and depriving my light circuits somehow ? Love your vids also !. I will figure it out but figured Id ask :)
LOL I can not picture what you have from what you posted so unfortunately I do not have a solution to offer :-(
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Ha Ha no problem, Im a computer guy so I likely didn't use the right electrican's terms anyways no matter how hard I tried. In short, after watching a few more of your vids you talked about "Thinking" . Knowing It just didnt make sense why it wasnt working I knew my problem had to be elsewhere. I pulled out the receptacle from the wall to have a closer look. At closer inspection I noticed they changed a White Wire to be "hot" which left running up to the switch that I was in :) This was my issue. I was led to this after I tested the wires and didnt understand WHY my white was HOT. I guess this is an Electrician's practice ??. Anyways I changed it back to being White are my neutrals and blacks are hot for this particular situation. Once this was done everything worked perfectly .. Thanks I want to get your book btw. !
Good video. It looks like it's 50/50 whether an outlet box goes to the left or right side of the stud? Thanks for the help.
yeah does not matter which side of the stud you mount your box just use whichever side makes the most sense for your particular situation.
Hey I just hung some hi hat halo lights in my basement. I wired them to an existing light that was already there they work but now they don't work with the switch they stay on and when I turn them Off with the switch my breaker blows out please help . My name is ray
+feliciano Raymond LOL it is hard to help without knowing exactly what you have. I would start by putting everything back the way it was first. Then if the lights were working before you installed your lights just run a cable to one and connect black to black and white to white, ground to ground.
Thanks for getting back to me I appreciate it very much . I got it them to work thanks to watching all of your videos. Good looking out my brother..
+feliciano Raymond you are welcome
Hi, Tyrone. What is the purpose of a double pole, single outlet? Leviton makes one, model # Model # R52-05821-0WS. I'd like to add a 220v outlet to my home and I'm trying to select one that's compatible with a NEMA 6-15P plug. What do you recommend?
hey Richard the single outlet is usually used where you want a specific thing ( one piece of equipment to be plugged into that outlet and nothing else. when choosing just be sure to look at the equipment specs example (220volt 20amp or 110volt 15amp) and choose the outlet that meet your required specs. Hope that helps
Tyrone Robertson Hi Tyrone. I'm planning to install an outlet for a 220v 7 amp device, using a NEMA 6-15P plug. My main question is why would a single outlet be double pole?
Double pole may be the description that the manufacture use to indicate that the device is designed for 2 ungrounded conductors. Single outlet is a way to describe a outlet that just has one yoke where as a duplex outlet is the term used to describe an outlet with 2 yokes (yokes are the part of the outlet where you plug in equipment) like I said before just make sure the specs for the outlet are suitable for your intended use.
Tyrone Robertson Thank you, Tyrone. That makes sense. It appears to require two hot connections.
Is it legal there to draw another outlet from an outlet and not the wire node above?
+arjuna207 I have no idea what you are asking
+Tyrone Robertson you extended the second outlet from the first. in europe, thas against the regulation code. both need to come from the extender box
+arjuna207 i see so the wire node is called the extender box. I just learned something new thanks for that information.
One of the best electrical videos out there. Keep'em coming.
Great video.....Answered so many questions I had going into this project..thanks
yes Greg I can do that for you
Oh I am sorry I do not know where I got dryer from? Yes 12awg on a dedicated 20amp circuit is fine. You could save money by using 14awg on a 15amp circuit but what you proposed is will be ok
The neutral wire for the timer have to be from the same circuit as the vent fan. If the gfci and the vent fan are on the same circuit you are good. If it is from same circuit as gfci you need to determine if it is on the line or load side of the gfci and make sure you tie in to the neutral on the appropriate side.
I've been an automotive mechanic for twenty six years and my body is wearing down and not allowing me to do this type of work any more. Anyway I started doing light maintenance work and your videos are awesome please keep them coming. I will soon subscribe to your online course. Thank you Tyrone Robertson.
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ANTHONY RESENDEZ I was a Chevrolet tech 32 years body started to hurt my doctors told me my body is worn out. I had to retire but i made a very good living. and you know I don't miss it at all!
That is a good point and it is actually a good idea to start with the grounding conductor.
You can go with a light of your chosen as far as making the choice it comes down to cost per bulb vs. bulb life. you can buy bulbs with different lighting values to satisfy what you consider maximum illumination. You can refer to the post on my website The Electricians Hangout energy efficient lighting to help you choose.
You want to use the SOOW from generator to first landing point because the cable is exposed to physical damage. The SOOW cable in 2 conductor will have a black,white, and (green wire for the ground)
a good rule of thumb is no more than 13 but ultimately you want to factor in the load you will have on the outlets 20amp circuit 2500va and 15amp 1500va is 100% rated capacity you should not load either circuit more than 80%
best electrician vids on youtube...if i was wiring a whole new storage/man cave building,would the second one be pigtailed to next outlet plugs?and so on...and so on...
yes
THX BRA...
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Hey sixpac you are going to want to use AWG12. and install a single outlet, or if the outlet is withen 6 feet of the wash tub you want to make sure it is GFCI protected. you can use a 20 amp GFCI breaker and use a single outlet or use a regular 20 amp breaker and a GFCI outlet. you want the circuit to be dedicated to the washing machine hence the single outlet. either setup will comply with the NEC GOOD LUCK
Tyrone thank you for being so thorough with the explanation of the code requirements. Many videos out there showing the work being done but not a single reference to why is done the way is shown. Keep up the great job passing on your knowledge to the less knowledgeable home DIYr.
Thanks Hector and you are welcome
would you mind doing a video showing how to install a gfi outlet? I have a single gfi outlet in my garage, and I would like expand it to a 2 gang box, but keep the gfi.
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What a great tutorial. Thank you!!!
Thanks Deivid and You are welcome
Hello I' Im a DYI currently working in my basement.. I wired about 8 recessed ceiling lights some time ago.. I want to install two more outlets should the outlets be GFCI since i'ts in a basement ( (just curious) also I'm looking to install alexa or google Home.. is there an outlet you recommend for this
Very helpful and detailed video. I am planning to wire my attic with lights and outlets. I appreciate you taking the time to make this for us! Is there a particular type of light type (incadescent, cfl, etc.) that you recommend for an attic? I want maximum illumination.
Tyrone you didn't explain why you are combineing all 3 wires together or the flow of the wiring. I get it but I think for clarification you should briefly go over that. Also what size wiring/ type to use and what size wing nuts to use would be nice as a bonus
Thank you so much for taking your time and explaining your techniques in a way that I could follow and learn. This been very educational and instructive.
Thanks, just was I was looking for. I will be extending an outlet at the kitchen back splash to a switch for some direct wire under cabinet lights. Excellent video and visuals. Keep it up.
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keep your awsome videos comming . Thanks alot Tyrone
Thanks
is it a gas or electric dryer?
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You can install a gfci outlet
thanks buddy. simple and straight forward
Can you put a video up of installing a 4 plex outlet please? You do excellent wiring tutorials Tyrone.
i just put up some new electrical videos up today can you check them out you may want to put them on your play list take care
question for you: I am putting in some new outlets in my basement in the same room where my panel is. The outlets are on 2 adjacent walls, with the panel in the middle of the 2. Is it possible to run my supply line to the panel from the middle of the series, or do I need to run it from one of the ends? If I ran it from the middle, I would have 3 lines (1 from the previous outlet, one to the next outlet and then the supply line. Is it okay to run these together in an elaborate pigtail configuration?
Hi Tyrone - thanks for the great videos. They are a great service and I appreciate the knowledge you are passing along. I do have a quick question. At around 4:50 you hold up the outlet and the pigtails are already attached. Are you creating those just using some extra wire you've clipped off? Also, I plan on using 14/2 wire since I'm coming off a regular 15 amp outlet. Is this correct? The breaker is 15 amp too. Thanks again!
Yes to the both questions
Awesome videos, you have helped my basement projects possible!
how to install a parallel circuit
easy to understand, thanks
Tyrone, thanks. You kept it simple yet informative. Can't ask for much more than that.
+Andy Miller you are welcome
Thanks for making these videos, they are invaluable to the DIY homeowner. You have shown me so much that I didn't know, making it simple and interesting.
Please don't get too good at making the videos, you come through so natural, an everyday man.
Thanks again and keep up the good work.
Thanks Brian
Thanks Mr. Robertson , I learn a lot by watching your videos, just install an electrical outlet an a single pole switch on my Tuff Shed , thanks
+elsupergato1 you are welcome
I'm very glad I found your videos, I'm just now learning a little about electric so I still get confused ,when your running your plugs do you only pig tail the first plug coming off the run or do you pigtail all of them?
Hey Tyrone very nice videos thank you man!!! I have a question How to install a ceiling fan in a location without power any suggestions please