It appears that I have power because I received a shoock. But when I attached the wires to the new receptale, it does not work? What am I doing wrong ?
2007-03-06 12:09:17 · 9 answers · asked by kruskowski 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Be sure the wires are connected correctly.
White - neutral - wide slot - silver screw
Black - hot - narrow slot - gold screw
Bare - ground screw.
2007-03-06 12:17:01 · answer #1 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Previous answers are correct. If the structure is old, there may not be a separate safety ground system, and the green screw will not be connected. A neon tester (about $2 at most hardware stores) is a very useful device for debugging electrical problems of this kind; you can put the two probes into the two outlet slots to see if power is present (bright red glow), or put one probe in the hot-side slot [narrower] and hold the other in your hand to see if there is power present (slight red glow). [This procedure is not dangerous; the current flowing during that test is far too small to feel, let alone be injurious.]
2007-03-06 20:27:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you need to remember some things about the screws on the back of the outlet... the gold screw is hot! it has the main power going through it... the silver screw is negative. the black wire is hot... attach it to the gold screw... the white wire is negative or common... attach it to the silver screw
then there is the ground wire... its the one without any insulation on the wire. there is a place for the ground wire on the outlet.... and make sure you do all of this with the power off... 120v could easily kill you
2007-03-06 20:15:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
attach the black wire and gold screw and white wire on the opposite side. If you are going to a different outlet down stream use the lower set of screws for that, same black wire and gold screw. so all together you should have the black wires on one side and white wires on the other side. If this is a ground fault circuit breaker make sure its reset.
2007-03-06 22:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by turnkeyhomes@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should have four screws on your receptacle, two brass and and two nickel (Yellow and Silver.)
First, go to breaker panel, and turn off appropriate breaker; Black wire to the yellow/brass; white wire to the silver/nickel; green or bare wire to the green screw. Return to Breaker Panel and turn breaker back on.
If you have black and white wire attached to the same side of the receptacle you will most likely have tripped the circuit breaker.
Check circuit breaker, reset if necessary.
2007-03-06 20:21:22 · answer #5 · answered by Cotton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
black wire goes on gold screw the white wire goes on the silver screw and the ground (possibly bare wire) goes on the green. if the screws are not colored the black goes on the one with the smallest slot.
2007-03-06 20:17:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might be dealing with a SWITCHED line. I was adding a roof fan to my home and I cut the SWITCH power to the bathroom light without knowing it. Every time the light was switched on, the roof fan ran. When the switch was off, so was the roof fan.
Opps...
2007-03-06 20:58:29 · answer #7 · answered by Gimytee 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
did you strip the insulation off the wires first...lol....careful not to nick the copper
2007-03-08 01:56:05 · answer #8 · answered by Scott L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yur a fool ; hire an electrician
2007-03-06 22:08:33 · answer #9 · answered by pahump1@verizon.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋