Wiring A Double Outlet

The second method of wiring a mid run receptacle is to connect the receptacle to the circuit wires with pigtails that tap into the circuit wires passing through the box.

Wiring a double outlet. For wiring in series the terminal screws are the means for passing voltage from one receptacle to another. Wiring 2 outlets with 2 sources. Three wire cable runs into the box. Use the needle nose pliers to create a hook in the piece of bare copper wire that will be used to ground the new double outlet as well.

The socket receptacles are usually marked with signs to indicate the position that each wire should go. The white neutral wire is splice to each outlet so they share the return path. Today we re wiring up a double duplex outle. In this case the circuit load flows both to the receptacle and to any downstream receptacles without being dependent on flowing through the receptacle s connecting tab.

You ve never heard anyone complain about having too many outlets in a shop office kitchen or other work space. This allows the other outlet to continue working if the other one fails and balances the electrical load evenly between the two. If you actually wired the outlets in series you would have to plug devices into the both receptacles on the first outlet and the devices would have to be working for the second outlet to get power. Multiple outlet in serie wiring diagram.

Box typical inside dimensions are about 2 in. Wiring diagram for dual outlets. Working around electricity is extremely dangerous if you don t turn the power off at the source first. It s a small difference in terminology that makes a big difference in practice.

The outlet addition methods we show here are based on the most common wiring 14 gauge wire on a 15 amp circuit and an 18 cu in. Here 3 wire cable is run from a double pole circuit breaker providing an independent 120 volts to two sets of multiple outlets. Trim the ends with wire cutters and then use your wire strippers to remove about 3 4 of an inch of casing off of the wire that will be used to connect the new outlet. When you make a double gang outlet by daisy chaining them you re actually wiring the outlets in parallel.

In this diagram two outlets are wired in the same box with a separate 120 volt source feeding each. This wiring is commonly used in a 20 amp kitchen circuit where two appliance feeds are needed such as for a refrigerator and a microwave in the same location. The neutral wire from the circuit is shared by both sets.