Kitchen Split Circuit Receptacles Explained
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2018
- Split receptacles are examined in depth including the wiring of a 3-wire split receptacle circuit from the breaker to the device.
Check out this video that takes a deeper dive into replacing these, what to consider, and discuss if you can, or should change these receptacles out to GFCI?
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IBEW Local 11 Los Angeles chapter here. Great video, fellow sparky!
Thank-you so much for taking the time to comment! And it's nice to get accolades from such a credible source as the IBEW!
Brilliant! Thanks so much as I never would have thought to break the tab. Thanks so much!
Wow! You have solved my problem. I didn't know why the breaker keeps tripping. That piece needed to be broken. Thank you!
Thanks for this video! I learned something new by watching it. Didn’t know I had to cut the metal between the red and black wire to make two separate circuits. I changed a plug that the top plug was controlled by a switch and when it stayed hot I looked for your video and solved the problem.
You do such a great job explaining everything in all your videos. Thank you!
Thanks Alex!
Thank you so much for this excellent video. I recently replaced all the outlets in my house and couldn’t understand why the kitchen ones would trip immediately. I can’t thank you enough for the clear and concise explanation!
Can’t thank you enough for the precise and practical instructions. This was exactly what I needed to replace my dishwasher/garbage disposal outlet. SO grateful for your expertise!
Great to hear!
AH! Thanks, I forgot to remove the tab to split it. Thanks!
I thought the breaker needed replacing, and I do not touch the breaker box stuff, so this saved me a service call and probably a couple hundred bucks. Thanks again sir!
This video just explained everything I needed to know. Could not figure out why my kitchen outlet was connected to a two pole 15 amp breaker. Thank you so much!
Thank you - this was very useful and easy to follow. Clear concise instructions with steady camera work. Good job! Thank you again!
Thanks for the comment Charlie! Usually only the critics take the time to share their opinion! I appreciate it!
You saved my sanity with this video!! Keep up the good work!
Another sanity saved up in Montreal
Thank you for explaining what an "unbalanced" load is. Much appreciated.
Happy to help out Peter! Thanks for watching, commenting, and I hope you 'liked', subscribed, and clicked the notification bell?
Quite brilliant. Terry, you're an excellent teacher. I enjoy your course. Thanks
Thanks Winston. Much appreciated!
HUGE THANKS! saved me tons of money. My breaker kept tripping. That tiny little bit of copper tab hint was priceless! It should tell you that on the package
Happy to have helped! That's what I'm here for!
This was exactly the information I was looking for. Excellent video! Thank you.
You are welcome! Thanks for the nice comment.
Thank you! This helped me fix the outlet in my kitchen.
Very helpful. That splitting part was about to make the mistake. Thanks!
Just the video I was looking for! From watching to doing and completing the job in 10 minutes! You rock!
OMG thank you so much! after replacing all my outlets in the kitchen and blowing the main power several times I am so glad you made this video! Excellent sharing of knowledge!
So glad I watched this before I swapped out an old outlet in my kitchen. Spot on! Thanks!
All that I needed was how to remove the tab between the terminals on the receptacle at 4:45. Thanks for the good explanation.
That was pretty slick! I've seen that done before but never knew why. Thanks for the very useful information!
Thanks Billie!
Terry, you've solved my problem with my son's condo ... thank you so much. Why this video did not ranked higher behoves me ... it was the only video (out of 20) to provide a solution ... keep up the great work.
Saved me a much longer head ache! Thanks for this
Terry explained this so simply, and saved me the frustration when I saw red, black and white wires on a damaged receptacle. I also now know what the little hole on my wire stripper is for. I used to use my stripper, then my needle nose plier for the hook.
Happy to help out! I hope you gave it a 'like' and that you subscribed to my channel and clicked the notification bell? That way you'll know when I release a new video! Much appreciated!
Nice informative video. Thank you for not feeling the need to play annoying music like most others have.
Thank you for this video! This is exactly what I have in my older kitchen (no GFI) and this is exactly what happened to me! I was unaware I needed to break the tab, wired up a new outlet, turned on the bridge circuit and tripped my entire power panel. I put the old receptacles back and was going to leave well enough alone, but now I feel confident about trying it again.
Same for me. The explanation and walkthrough is great.
Thank you so much!! This was exactly the step I did not know I needed to do! I replaced an old receptacle and it kept shorting under load. Thank you again
same
Thank you so much, I was going to call an electrician but your video was so clear for me to fix this problem myself.
Same with me I was about to call the electrician and your video saved my dollars
Thanks, Terry. After watching your video, it became clear to me for the first time after so long time of not understanding how a 3-wire split receptacle circuit works. I'll look at your other videos for more knowledge on home electrical wiring.
Thanks for the kind words Egor. Please like and subscribe as I’m releasing a 6-part series of videos soon on the subject of helping out the DIY’er, and I’m working on a new course that will launch in August called “weekend wiring warrior”. Stay tuned!
This was incredibly helpful, saved me a lot of frustration and a call to an electrician. I never would have figured this out on my own.
Thanks Benjamin!
Great explanation that gets right to the point. Thanks
Thanks for sharing it. I was able to finish replacing the receptacles in my kitchen with your explanation. 😊
Thank you so much. We live in a house built in the 70’s and we had no idea we were dealing with an old-school split receptacle. We looked everywhere to find a video with ‘red wire’ - then we found you.
Thanks again 😊
It's not that rare! At least in Canada that is! I'm still a fan of them myself, but I'm "old school" :-) Thanks for watching, and for the nice comment. I hope that you 'like' it, and that you subscribed to my channel and clicked the bell?
Thank You Terry. You saved me at least a $100 for replacing a kitchen outlet. I replaced the outlet with no problem at all, it was easy enough, but the breaker kept tripping. I did NOT realize the two outlets are actually connected with a flat metal clip. After I watched your video, I broke the connection between the upper and lower outlet, now both outlets work like a charm. I have liked your video, and also subscribed. Thank you very much. Tom
Thank you so much! Comments like these make it so worth the effort! Happy New Year to you and yours!
Thank you Terry, this was helpful and it really saved up $150+ cost of calling electrician.
Amazing and clear explanation.
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for watching and for the nice comment!
Your video was a huge help. Thank you!. The tab split was the exact issue I had. Problem solved!
Ur the man been all day trying figure this out
Thank you very much. Your explanation was simple to follow and extremely helpful.
Thank you, Terry,
You saved the day for me. I had two blacks, two whites, one red and ground. I used your method worked like a charm.
Hello! I have the same. Did you connect both of your white on the left side?
Thank you very much.. That is an awesome video, clearly explain the problem i ran into, that little tab that needed to be broken. Terry, you just saved me lots of money and frustration. Thanks again.
That's what I'm here for! Thanks for watching!
Thank you to show the way to install correctly the outlet in the kitchen 👍
Thank you. I was having an issue while changing the outlet. All thanks to you, I was able to resolve it.
Thank you for the reminder to split the tab, saved me an electrician call out.
Absolutely clear easy to follow explanation. Sure appreciate how you covered All aspects of Installation and function. Removing the tab was the part I was missing
Thanks for watching! Happy to help out!
Thanks Terry. Very helpful and your guidance is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for your help on the kitchen split greatly appreciated
You sir are a godsend and for that you get a subscription.
great video and explanation. I forgot to break the tab, once it was broken everything works properly. thanks very useful
Buddy you just saved my day I thought I did everything right and sure enough the breaker popped I had no idea about the tabs ,very helpful video thank you🍻
Happy to help out! I hope that you gave it a 'like', and that you subscribed to my channel? That your be much appreciated!
I have been looking for this since so long.. didn't knew what it is called.. Thanks Terry.
Thank you so much! I also was caught by that little tab between two hot hires. This video saved me $200-300 electrician service call. Thanks again!
I can tell by that ring that ring that this man is a wizard... worked magic on my issue anyway that's for sure !
I assume you are referring to the ruby? That was my adopted Grandfather's, and then passed on to my Father, and on to me after my Dad passed away in 2016. Hasn't left my finger since then. Happy to have helped you out! Thanks for watching!
After spending so much time trying figure out why my breaker was blowing.Thank you VERY much for your tutorial.Helped me big time.It was the tab! Imagine that.Great help.
Barry Andrews, happy to help out!
Had no idea there was a tab.. Blew my mind. Thought I miswired the outlet
I'm new in electrical working in a house so this was very helpful
No fluff, right to the point!!!! Many many thanks
Thanks!
Thanks Terry. Our kitchen microwave receptacle and one additional receptacle were on a 2 pole 15a circuit. When I went to update the plugs, I was scratching my head why they used 14/3 instead of 14/2, and why the breaker kept tripping. Mystery solved!!! You've got a new subscriber!
Happy to help out! My goal here on this channel is to help you do it right, do it safely, and save you money!
That’s exactly what I needed, I’ll do it this afternoon thank you very much have a good one !✌️
Don't forget to break the tab! I would appreciate it if you like, subscribe, and click the bell as well (if you already did, thanks!) It really helps us creators gain traction with RUclips.
@@theinternetelectrician thanks ! I broke the tab and used a pig tail to go all around the others. I subscribed and hit the bell too :) have a good one !
Thanks for the video. It is a good example of 3 wires Edison circuit right there.
Yes it is! Thanks for watching!
Thank you, honestly the breaker switched out and splitting the tab made things work
thanks for telling me about splitting that tab.. was wondering what that red wire was for. yes, when I tried it did short out !!
Thanks for making these useful videos!
Breaking off the tab connector at the 5:45 min mark solved my problem. Subscribed, liked, and shared!
That' excellent! Thanks!
Thank you sir, you just solved my problem. Very clear and simple explanation, so easy to understand.
Once again thank you very much
You are most welcome
Thank you! Very clear concise instruction and my problem is solved.
Thank you Terry. Exactly what I was looking for and solved my problem!
You explained so well and answered my questions🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank-you!
Nice video. I've used plastic boxes before, but never saw one with that metal strip in the back. Interesting design.
Yeah, there are so many different types of boxes out there! In my day,.... (walking uphill to school in 6 ft of snow, etc) We only had about 2 or 3 different styles of metal boxes. I would appreciate it if you like, subscribe, and click the bell as well (if you already did, thanks!) It really helps us creators gain traction with RUclips.
Holy plug! This is exactly the issue I had. This video helped me a lot.
Thanks great video you save my day.
I didn't know that I have to break the tab.
If I had a dollar for everyone that has been tripped up with the tab! You are not alone, one of the reasons I thought this would be a good video to shoot!
At least you all could break the tab. I can't. My outlet doesn't look like yours the tab on mine comes off but the copper still extends behind the tab and stays connected. Impossible to split.
Great explanation! Thank you.
Thanks! My sister lives in a tract house, built in 1995, and her kitchen is wired with split outlets, protected by a 20 amp double pole GFCI breaker and 12/3 NM. she had the same problem a few years back, when her boyfriend was upgrading the traditional outlets with the decora style, to give the kitchen a more trendy look, forgot to break the tab. was able to help her boyfriend over the phone some 800 miles away when he described the problem to me. Saved them some money from having to call an electrician.
So these were definitely used even into the GFCI era, though I don't really see the benefits, unless the contractors got paid by the job instead of hourly, and it was faster and easier to pull one 12/3 vs two 12/2's. Because those 2 pole GFCI breakers are not cheap, by any means. I suspect this was the case for my sister's house, because the quality of the building materials is not the greatest, the doors and cabinetry seem very cheaply made.
Nonetheless these split outlets are a very efficient use of material and labor, I really like them, and it's unfortunate they are a thing of the past.
You helped me out today! Thank you for the great info!
Happy to help Chadd! Thanks for watching!
So glad I came across your video! Saved me from having to call an electrician 👌🏻
Thank you, this video was VERY helpful in solving my problem.
This video was great! It showed me exactly what I was doing wrong? Thx can’t wait to check out your channel.
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you so much terry I can’t believe how much anxiety u saved me I am a new apprentice and was changing my house kitchen receptacle and wasn’t aware of this when I went to turn it on I tripped the breaker and the main breaker after work I’m going to go and fix this. 🎉🎉🎉
Update it worked it didn’t trip
That friggin split thing... man you’re a lifesaver 😂
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That damn tab!!!! Ugh, Normally I don't suck. Today I did. Thank you for this video.
Great Video. Well presented. Thank You.
So, as you mentioned, I made this exact mistake. I now understand exactly how the circuit works. Unfortunately for me, my breaker was defective and didn’t pop and the main to the apartment triggered. Needed an electrician to come re reset it. Good lesson. A mistake I will never make again.
All breakers are designed to trip on a short circuit condition, no matter if the branch circuit breaker is a 15A or 100A or 200A main. The main breaker was just quicker on the draw! The older FPE stab-lok breakers were notorious for not tripping when they should. I once accidentally cut through a live 14/2 cable on a 15A breaker, and the arcing and sparking that occurred behind the truss (where I couldn't see it) took a big bite out of my reciprocating saw blade and cut the cable right through, yet the breaker didn't trip! Thanks for watching!
Thank you, this was a superb video and really helped me out.
Thanks for taking the time to comment! Happy to have helped!
Thank you! Got everything myself, just didn't know I had to break the tab off.
That tab has caused many a good men problems throughout the years, self included! When I've forgot, I usually remember the instant the breaker kicks back! Thanks for watching! And thanks for taking the time to comment!
Dude! You literally saved my life! I had this exact problem!
Nice video. I was wanting to run a copule new circuits in my work shop and it dawned on me that maybe I could run 12/3 and split from a j-box, and this along with some other videos seem to suggest this is sound as long as I make sure my breakers are on both legs in the panel and not just the left or right.
this was very helpful. thanks. my kitchen outlets were tripping after I changed them. This helped me figure out the problem.
Thank you for the tip much appreciated.
Thanks for the useful information, I have taken your course and found it a great way to learn electricity.
Thanks Ted! There will be more to come!
Thanks very much - was unaware of the split tab system but know now!
great videoTerry.thank you sir.
Thank-you Ray!
Thanks Terry. I shorted out a plug in my kitchen and ran into this problem when I replaced it. Could not figure out why the breaker wouldn’t go back on. I disagree that it’s a good wiring style. I feel like it’s one of those little bombs that tradespeople use to obfuscate their, for the most part, simple and mundane work. In an attempt to keep the normals away from DIY. Sure appreciate people such as yourself making information freely available.
Once you understand though, it is a good system in my humble opinion. You have 2 full, 15A circuits in one outlet split top and bottom. Another over-looked benefit of this type of an outlet, is if you should move to North America from the European grid and bring some of your 220V appliances, change the receptacle to the 15A/250V, and put on the proper plug on the appliance, all set!
@@theinternetelectrician hi Terry can I use 20,30 or 40 amps too
I agree its good idea the wiring but people they don’t know its a puzzle like me when i change mine the orange and yellow wire ire connected to the gold but here you sir you told us to cut the small thing si that it come out only 120v coz if they together it will be 240v… anyway thank you so much for your video 😂
A way to save money
Great video I was able to fix my problem by breaking off the clip like you said cheers 🍻 mate thanks again
Thank you thank you! I now understand my kitchen wiring.
Thank you! You saved me a trip to HomeDepot to ask someone what to do with that Red wire!
Thank you for the video. Was worried about the hot wire. Since it was different from the other outlets
Great video helped me with my outlet install
Thank you! I had to replace my old kitchen plugs and i keep tripping the breaker. That was the last step i forgot to take that fricking tab off!
Nice idea for shop outlets. I'm installing a new one and this will come in handy (the circuit will start as a split 120V 20A duplex 5-20R receptacle with the option to change to 220V 6-20R down the road and no need to change the wiring or breaker). I always wondered about how much current the single neutral carried for those two hots. Technically, this is considered a single circuit and not a dual.
In a kitchen you could make an adapter for European countertop appliances it would just take up both receptacles.
Thanks so much man, just what i needed
Appreciate the video, I just ran into the thing you spoke about. Looked at the old plug in and ill be dipped sure enough, tab was gone.