how to install electrical wall outlets?

Answer 1

I am an licensed electrical, in california. I get a lot of calls to come fix the handi work of idiots ,who try to do their own electrical. others have their illegal landscaper do the electrical too. I have no pity on people who want to save a buck ,while running the risk of burning down their house. they are STUPID CHEAPASS IDIOTS!

Answer 2

Cut ALL electric.this is done a fuse/breaker box. Find an electrical line close to where you want to put in the outlet. Cut a hole in the wall you want to have the outlet(where you want it). You will already have the wire you need( make sure you have the right gage). Then you take a keyhole saw and square the hole to fit the outlet in. This is the tricky part you cut the wire you found. And cut back the outer plastic.You will find 3 wires inside. You cut the plastic back on those. You repeat the same steps on the wire you just pulled throw the hole you made in the wall. You put white to white, black to black, and metal to metal. You cap the top wires and tape with electoral tape. You go to the other end cut the wire about 12 inches long from the wall. You nail or screw the out the the stud.Made sure you have the wire though a hole you knock out of your outlet box. You almost done! hook up your outlet(ask the person at the store where the wires go) . You just have the screw the plug into the outlet box,and screw the plate over it and turn your electric back on. When it doesn't work get a pro to do it.

Answer 3

it depends on whether or not your are replacing 2 prongs outlets with 3 prong outlets. The 2 prong outlets are obsolete and should be replaced with 3 prong. If you are only replacing them with the same kind then first turn off the electrical breaker that goes to them and remove the face plate, then the 2 screws holding the outlet in place. Pull the outlet out a little ways and if you have never rewired outlets write down the color of the wire and where it is attached and you could also make a small drawing for yourself so you know how it looks like. Install the new outlet in the reverse order as you removed the old one. There is also phamplets at hardware stores that will walk you thru the procedure step by step on doing it.

Answer 4

agb90 is the only coherent answer you have, and his is over kill. I am going to assume you only want to replace an outlet. Turn the electric off at the breaker panel. Remove the outlet from the wall, remove the wires attache the wires to the new outlet, and reinstall into wall

Answer 5

I've done it before, got a bad electrical buzz. You have to make sure the outlet is off at the meter. If I were you, I'd watch someone do it (check out www.diy.com, they should have something on it.) And there are special screwdrivers to get as well. Other than that, it is looking at how the old one is on and making sure you hook the wires up the same way. But you should get pictures of how to do it so you don't connect it up incorrectly and burn your house down.

Answer 6

Some jurisdictions allow homeowners to install outlets (as long as they are inspected), and others do not. Verify in your state / province to avoid voiding insurance.

If it is allowed check the applicable electrical code and follow it.

Basically, in North America you must use 14 guage (or larger) copper wire of an approved type. For a simple outlet (and I'm assuming the power end is already properly wired to another box or back to a circuit breaker), you attach an approved (e.g. 3"x2" metal or plastic) electrical box to a wall stud with screws or nails. The box should be about 12" above the floor level if a normal wall box, and protrude into the room the thickness of the wall material (e.g. 1/2" if using 1/2" drywall/gypsum board). Remove the blocking plate from the end of the box (if there is one) -- using pliers or a srewdriver -- at the position closest to where the power will be coming from (I'm assuming a metal box with 4 openings (2 on each end) and internal clamps at each end. Uncover only one.

Strip the casing from the 14/2 wire back about 6" to expose the white (neutral), black (power) and bare copper (ground) wires, and insert the three wires through the uncovered opening on the end of the box and tighten the clamp to hold the external casing just past the end of the stripped part.

Put a staple (or other approved device) over the 14/2 wire and into the support stud within 6" of the box to fix the wire so it won't pull loose. Add other staples every 3-4' of unsupported wire back to where the power comes from.

Lead the copper ground wire under the ground screw in the box (and screw it down over the wire to clamp it) and wrap the end around and under the green ground screw clockwise (bend with a pair of pliers to create a loop that will fit around the ground screw first) on the electrical duplex outlet itself (what you will plug an appliance into). Tighten the ground screw. Strip about 1/2" - 5/8" of the insulation from the end of the black and white wires and, as with the ground wire form a loop (or "U") in the exposed copper end and wrap it around the brass and silver screws respectively (brass - black; silver - white).

To review, you now have the 14/2 wire fixed to a stud within 6" of an electrical box itself fixed to a stud. The wire leads into the box and is clamped internally over the external casing of the 14/2 wire. About 6 " of white and black insulated wire leads to and about 1/2" of the bare copper wire from each is looped clockwise around and clamped by the brass and silver screws on the duplex outlet. The bare copper ground wire runs from the inlet of the electrical box under (and clamped by) the ground screw on the box and then leads to the green ground screw on the duplex outlet.

Now bend the wires gently to allow the duplex outlet to be positioned and screwed to the outlet box over the wall board. Once inspected and the wallboard applied the finish plate can be srewed to the duplex outlet and the power turned on. Done.

OR ... take a course, or get an electrician to do. I have not covered split plugs such as are used in kitchens. Heavy duty wiring. Wire types. Exposed locations. Hazardous locations. Circuit breakers. Numbers of outlets allowed on a circuit. light outlets. Wall finishing, etc. etc. And the rules keep changing. However, you now know more or less what is required for a simple wall outlet.

Hope it helps.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

don't! go buy yourself insurance first -- full insurance personal and house. thereafter call a reliable electrician. pay him by the hour. hope it helps.

Answer 9

GET SOMEONE WHO IS KNOWLEDGABLE AND COMFORTABLE AROUND ELECTRICITY.
DON'T DO IT YOURSELF BASED IN INFO FROM AN INTERNET BULLETIN BOARD. THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO START A FIRE, OR GET ELECTROCUTED.