Wiring an Electrical Outlet

Part of the Video Series How to Install Electrical Outlets

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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.

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Wiring an Electrical Outlet
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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Expert: George Finn, an expert in mechanical systems, is a licensed engineer and master home inspector. After spending 13 years in the aerospace defense industry, he founded a home inspection company. Read More