Tips and Tricks, Are You Aware Of These Little Known Electrical Outlet Features

Too bad they messed up bad by wiring through the outlet.

And to the other code monkeys out there, yes it's not expressly forbidden on single branch circuits, but it is a lazy jackass move that leads to me getting paid a lot of money to come fix it later.

I skipped the ground wire when I put in a new outlet because there was only 2 wires in the electric line.. what problem could it possibly cause? Where was the ground wire? I also skipped it on the light fixtures I installed, because once again, there was only 2 wires.. They were already installed that way with the old outlet and fixtures.

I didnt know that.
I've never wired a socket before either though.

He definitely doesn't know how to tail the neutral and the hot

Thanks ! Learn every day

Lol I've been an Electrician for a long time and I've never seen that one before. 👍🏼 I'll have to un-retire and do that. 😁

What!!! Are you serious? Of all the wires to sexure the ground was always the moat pain in the ass.

Teaching an old dog new trick there with that one. You thought I would have figured that out after this many years

and he wraps it the wrong way

Now... take it off😂😂😂

I've never seen an outlet come with instructions.

Next thing he'll learn is the correct way to wrap a wire around a screw tightening it to the terminal because I'll bet you that's in the instructions too, maybe the next paragraph!

that hole doesn't exist on most outlets today. I'm more concerned about you using ROUND face outlets instead of the new Decora standard.

Must be a new feature.... none of my outlets have that hole.

Nope, never knew!

ok, now I'm impressed

You needed to wrap the other direction so the screw tighten doesn't unwind the loop!

Thank you for showing me that

You went the wrong way

Learn something new every day

If you look closely, it is wrapped clockwise.

The wire is supposed to be wrapped in the direction the screw tightens😊

You can ALSO use a part of the side of the receptacle (after you put the hook around the screw), to pinch the hook closed (or almost) instead of having to use a tool to do it.

I'm so used to British sockets, when I see these I shiver. Exposed terminals with no spring retention, wrapping wires around a screw, no shutters, it's all just a bit... idk

Every single person who is an electrician! However not all come with this 😂

I love the part where it bends the tab out of shape. 🤪

Still got it wrong the wrap is supposed to be clockwise

Too bad the neutrals are incorrectly landed

Me thank you father

How many people knows he wrapped it the wrong way around the screw.

Always wrap in the direction the screw needs to tighten, aka clockwise, this way the screw grabs onto and pulls the wire tight around it.

If your reading directions your going around the screw the wrong way 😂😂😂😂😂😂

New recepts don't have that

Deine Sprüche sind Gold, einfach witzig! Wer braucht schon eine Bedienungsanleitung? Ich bin doch Elektriker!!! 😅🤣😂😅🤣😂

I'll just crimp it shut like the others

yes, ofcourse

Good but wrap the other direction!!😮

Been an electrician for 36 years and didnt know that .

Learn something new everyday.

I would discard the receptacle.

Thanks for that information 👍 😂😅

Supposed to b green. Im just the plumber and even i know that

wrapped it the wrong direction, CCW instead of CW

Not all duplex outlets have them.

Damn it!!!!!!

Pretty sure they still have the wire stripper function atleast the ones ive used recently😂

Who wraps their wires counterclockwise ?

i knew about the wire stripper.

I did know that, but I don’t use it. Not sure where my retardation kicks in exactly, but I can never do this as smooth as these videos and just curl it myself, which is literally an extra 2 seconds

Never knew....