Inserting the Electrical Box when Installing a New Electrical Outlet

Part of the Video Series Electrical Outlet Wiring

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Learn how to insert an electrical box to install a new electrical outlet in this free DIY video.

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Posted by Jim030378 on Sunday, 17 February, 2008 at 5:48 AM

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I don't want to critique your work, but I am a licensed electrician so here is my expert advice on your video. In this video you are installing a new work switch box. You should be using an old work switch box with mad bars. This way you can cut the hole to the exact size of the box, and there is no patching to be done.

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Inserting the Electrical Box when Installing a New Electrical Outlet
So now we’ve got the hole cut in the wall to fit the box. Now these types of boxes like I said before have little punch out holes you can punch out and in this case, it’s not going to be an inline switch. It’s going to be the last switch on this extension of power we’ve made. Unless you foresee in the future adding more, you can just punch out one. If you want to maybe extend it in the future it is probably easier to punch it out now than to punch it out later when it is already installed in the wall. I’m going to go ahead and punch out another one. It doesn’t hurt it to leave it in there with two holes punched out. So go ahead and run the wire through it and pull it out and fit it in the hole. I’ve cut this hole just big enough so I am going to have to tap it back in here a little bit and then want to install it into your stud over here. You can use drywall screws or nails. It’s really up to you. Great! So now we are going to go ahead and wire in our outlet. This will have to be patched later along with all the other patching that is happening in this room.

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Expert: Amelia Tallman is an engineer for Geomatrix Inc. She has remodeled a full house and help others out with their home repairs on a freelance basis. Read More