Household Electrical Repairs » » add a receptacle http://householdelectricalrepairs.com FREE do it yourself household electrical repairs! Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:52:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Adding A New Receptacle In An Existing Home http://householdelectricalrepairs.com/adding-a-new-receptacle-in-an-existing-home/ http://householdelectricalrepairs.com/adding-a-new-receptacle-in-an-existing-home/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:07:22 +0000 Bill http://householdelectricalrepairs.com/?p=19 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Adding A New Receptacle In An Existing Home", url: "http://householdelectricalrepairs.com/adding-a-new-receptacle-in-an-existing-home/" });]]> In todays world of electrical/electronic miracles more and more receptacles are needed all the time. Sometimes this can be a real chore.  Often you can go through a wall and connect to an existing outlet.

The tools required for this project are a thin blade screwdriver, needle nose pliers, wire strippers, razor knife or sheet rock saw.

If you have an existing outlet on the other side of the wall, you can do this quit easily.  First make sure the power is off at the existing outlet. Remove the cover and the receptacle screws. Gently pull the receptacle out of the box.  Next take a thin blade screw drive and push on the edge of the box untill it goes out the other side of the wall. This will show you where the stud is on the other side. Measure the box and mark the wall. Use a sheetrock saw or razor knife to cut the opening out. remove the plugs so you can run the romex wire from the existing box to the new box. With the wire inside of the new box, push the box in place and screw it to the stud. Strip the romex about 4 inches and strip the black and white wires about 1/2 inch and connect the to the new receptacle. black on gold screw,white on silver screw and bare ground on the green screw. Install the receptacle and mount the cover. Go to existing receptacle and repeat the connection the same as the new receptacle. reinstall the receptacle and cover and turn the power on-you are done!

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