110 house wiring, trying to install a wall receptical that has long prongs and short prongs.
2006-11-26 14:20:56 · 10 answers · asked by scion_xb_girly 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
TURN OFF THE POWER FIRST AND IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS AS TO YOUR ABILITY TO PERFORM THIS JOB ---------------DON'T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You don't say whether you are dealing with a two-blade socket or a three-prong grounded socket. In either case, one of the (2) slots which are side by side on the receptacle should be longer than the other. The BLACK wire should be connected to the SHORTER one. The WHITE wire should be connected to the LONGER one. The ground wire (if there is one) should be connected to the green screw on one end of the receptacle. An inexpensive circuit tester (looks like a plug) is available and when plugged into the receptacle will indicate if it is wired properly (after the power is turned back on). BE CAREFUL!
2006-11-26 15:53:53 · answer #1 · answered by popcorn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your evidently calling the long prong the extra ground, the larger of the two small holes is the ground (white)and the smallest of the three is the hot wire(black)=so if you can see a black wire that is hot and the white wire is ground the third should be green or Any color that is the extra ground and it is often just a bare wire with out insulation so make sure you cover it with tape because if it makes contact to the hot wire sometime in the future when it is pulled out for changing it is bare and has the ability to knock out the electricity, so the power should be off when servicing the receptacle. if you got a 59 cent receptacle go get a $3.00 one and be happy for life
2006-11-26 14:45:35 · answer #2 · answered by bev 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
facing the receptacle, the silver screws should only be on the left, brass is on the right ( hot, black wire ) side, silver is for nuetral ( white wire ), green is for ground wire ( bare copper ), the short slot is alwasy on the right side and is the hot. The long slot is left and is nuetral side of the receptacle, again this is facing the front of the recetpacle
2006-11-26 15:43:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the recepticle only has silver screws and the blades on the outlet are the same size it doesn't matter which side to use.
If the plug has a SHORT and a LONG prong use the Black wire on the long side.
Be careful when working on electricty! and make sure you have the power OFF and have someone with you.
2006-11-26 14:25:12 · answer #4 · answered by southbosquebuilders 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
hold the plug in left hand
fthe grd prong opening should be down
your fingers will tocuh the brassey screws
the silver screws should be part of the mounting screws
if it is a newer plug the wider slot is the white wire and the shorter one is black
2006-11-26 14:33:40 · answer #5 · answered by mr_jim51 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A non electrician asking this question is like some person asking for instructions to do a surgical operation. . .
Are you nuts ? You clearly know NOTHING about electricity which kills people but you are going to play electrician anyway ? Just twist the black & white wires together . . . but since you won't be able to dial 911 later, maybe you should just dial it before you start.
2006-11-26 14:33:51 · answer #6 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
To test this yourself, you should buy an inexpensive circuit tester. It wil tell you which wires are "hot". By simply pluging it into the plug, you can easily test which wire goes where.
2006-11-26 14:36:25 · answer #7 · answered by oakhill 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the longer side of the plug is the nuteral side the shorter side is the hot
2006-11-27 06:06:24 · answer #8 · answered by ata31254 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo search..electrical wiring..never take anybody's word about electrical work.
2006-11-26 14:24:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
DOES NOT MATTER.
2006-11-26 14:29:58 · answer #10 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋