Phisherman wrote:
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 11:35:57 -0800 (PST), snowburnt
wrote:


I was replacing some receptacles in my kitchen (20 Amp circuit). I
pulled out the existing receptacles and found that they had 7 wires
going into them, 3 white 3 black and 1 ground. the receptacle had 2
screw terminals per side, and the extra 2 wires were in the back,
pushed in.

I was going to try to duplicate this but the new receptacles only
accept 14 gauge in the back and the old ones accept 12 or 14...the
wires seem to be 12. so I can't duplicate with these decor plugs.

should I try to find receptacles with the 12 cu wires or could I put
two wires per screw, or connect two of them with a connector?

thanks



Use a pigtail (a short wire to a screw, then fasten 3-4 wires to a
connector). One wire per screw. Double check for loose wires. Only
ONE ground wire?

I'm betting the ground is pigtailed, seeing as there's only one ground
screw on a normal receptacle.

Speaking of which, do you guys wire nut your grounds? I do, but it
doesn't seem to be common practice.

nate

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