3 Wires To One Outlet

Thanks for your electrical question tony.

3 wires to one outlet. When an outlet receptacle falls in the middle of a circuit run rather than at the end there are generally two cables in the outlet box. Electrical outlets or receptacles allow you to connect an appliance to electrical wires inside your home. 2 whites and 1 black backstabbed into the outlet and the other white and 2 blacks tied together with a wire nut. I bought a new outlet with 5 screws in it.

Each outlet is independent of each others as they are wired to separate cables. But when i removed the old outlet i see only 3 wires coming out. Use a screwdriver to secure the outlet in place so it doesn t come free. Push the outlet in front of the wires so the screw holes on the outlet line up with the ones along the sides of the box.

Bend the wires so they can fit in the back of the box. Turned off the breaker and discovered 3 sets of wires going to the outlet. Video explaining how you can attach two separate circuits into one duplex receptacle. Electrical outlets in the united states come in 110 volt with three wires.

Keep in mind that series connection of outlet is against the nec code also it doesn t make sense as if one of the outlet wires cuts or one faulty outlet will make the whole circuit useless except gfci and afci receptacles. In gfci the load and line terminals marking should be verified by the nameplate date rating printed on it or by user manual provided by the manufacturer. One cable is the incoming power source entering the box from one side while a second cable exits the box to continue onward to downstream locations on the circuit. Wrap one green wire around green.

There are two pairs of screw terminals one pair for each. A ground wire a white wire and a black wire. These were the 3wire flat wrapped type. A black power wire a white neutral wire and a green or bare grounding wire.

1 stripped all wires 2 hot wire for light switch on copper screw 3 hot wire for plug 1 on second copper screw 4 hot wire for plug 2 insert in hole on back 5 null wire 1 on silver screw 6 null wire 2 on second silver screw 7 null wire 3 inserted in hole on back. In my case i m doing it so that i can have more power available on the. Screw a wall plate over the outlet to hide the inside of the outlet box and wires. Box typical inside dimensions are about 2 in.

Which is the right way to connect those 3 wires to the 5 screws.