Incorrectly Wired Outlet Found In Newly Built Home

Summary by Krater

The creator reviews three wiring mistakes made when replacing a standard 15-amp residential electrical receptacle, and demonstrates how to correct them.

From the video

Answers: What are common electrical receptacle wiring mistakes?

• electrical receptacle installation
• wiring mistakes
• pig-tailing wires

What it concludes

• Unused screw terminals on an electrical receptacle should be tightened down securely to prevent them from contacting metal boxes or other wires.
• Push-in wire connectors on receptacles are a common failure point and should be avoided in favor of screw terminals.
• Connecting multiple hot and neutral wires to a single back-wire terminal is a code violation and a mistake; pigtails should be used instead.