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I have the hot/neutral stuff down . I've probably forgotten more about
electricity then most electricians will ever know. However, having said
that, I know squat about building codes. I decided to run a short wire
from
the ground screw of the receptacle and use a wirenut to bind that to the
two
ground wires running through the box. I gather that doing it that way
meets
code, and it will probably work almost as well though I'll be the first to
admit I don't like using wire nuts, even if it is the time honored way to
wire houses. I've seen too many get hot because the connection wasn't as
good as it should/could have been.


Twist the wires together tightly with pliers and then twist on the wire
connector. You won't have a heat problem that way. Too often inexperienced
DIYers will just insert the wires into the wire connector and twist it on.
I think that the Scotchloks are the only brand that are approved for
non-twisted mechanical connection.



Depending on who you ask the important thing is secure a good continuous
mechanical connection through the circuit. Being in the garage check to
see
because some codes require a GFCI circuit in the garage area. You can
wrap
take a bare copper (ground) wire and run to the ground connection, of
the
outlet, then secure it to the remaining wire runs with a lug nut or most
just pull enough wire out of the outlet and loop the connections or cut
it
and make your splices there. The important thing, again, is maintaining
the
integrity of the ground through your outlets. Make sure that your HOT
(Black) wire goes into the proper position on the receptacle and
maintain
that throughout each outlet or you risk electrocution. Each outlet has
a
HOT side and a Neutral side but sounds like you already have that down.


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I'm wiring up some outlets in my garage. I have a receptacle, wire
going
in
the box, wire coming out and going to the next box. The receptacle is a
standard receptacls, and has two screws for the neutral wire, two
screws
for
the hot wire, but only one screw for the ground wire. I hook the hot
and
neutral wires to the respective screws, works fine.What is the correct
way
to wire up the ground wire? Can I put both of them on the same screw?
It
seems to be secure, but it is it the correct way to do this?



"Gary KW4Z" wrote in message
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Depending on who you ask the important thing is secure a good continuous
mechanical connection through the circuit. Being in the garage check to
see
because some codes require a GFCI circuit in the garage area. You can
wrap
take a bare copper (ground) wire and run to the ground connection, of
the
outlet, then secure it to the remaining wire runs with a lug nut or most
just pull enough wire out of the outlet and loop the connections or cut
it
and make your splices there. The important thing, again, is maintaining
the
integrity of the ground through your outlets. Make sure that your HOT
(Black) wire goes into the proper position on the receptacle and
maintain
that throughout each outlet or you risk electrocution. Each outlet has
a
HOT side and a Neutral side but sounds like you already have that down.


On 12/23/06 8:50 PM, in article
, "Ook" Ook Don't send me
any
freakin' spam at zootal dot com delete the Don't send me any freakin'
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wrote:

I'm wiring up some outlets in my garage. I have a receptacle, wire
going
in
the box, wire coming out and going to the next box. The receptacle is a
standard receptacls, and has two screws for the neutral wire, two
screws
for
the hot wire, but only one screw for the ground wire. I hook the hot
and
neutral wires to the respective screws, works fine.What is the correct
way
to wire up the ground wire? Can I put both of them on the same screw?
It
seems to be secure, but it is it the correct way to do this?