Beautiful 3 Wire Outlet To 2 Wire Outlet

Yellow is the copper wire btw thinking maybe the outlet is shot i went and replaced it with a new one.

3 wire outlet to 2 wire outlet. See linked ghetto ms paint sketch. In you can t wire a new wall outlet as we show here unless you replace. The neutral wire from the circuit is shared by both sets.

Some old boxes are tight so the new gfci must be test fitted by gently pushing the wires back and ensuring the new box will fit. 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. Ground wire is connected to the outlets as well as shown in the fig.

Outlets that trip a circuit breaker. The old outlet will be disconnected. Turned off the breaker and discovered 3 sets of wires going to the outlet.

I might have gotten the wires mixed up some though. Box typical inside dimensions are about 2 in. If the wires aren t long enough a 4 6 extension pigtails will be added using the appropriate wire.

It will be gently extended to gain access to the wires. Three wire outlets should not be installed if a ground wire is not present two wire receptacles may be purchased and installed instead. Wiring connections should match what was found on the original outlet.

If it doesn t fit a new larger electrical box will be used. In this wiring the first and 3rd outlet hot terminals are connected to the line 2 blue and the second and last outlets hot terminals are connected to the line 1 red. Only one wire is to be used per screw terminal.