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Ed Pawlowski Ed Pawlowski is offline
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Default Red and black wires

On 6/3/2017 12:44 PM, Raymond wrote:
I have a older outlet that I'm replacing with a newer style. My outlet
has 2
wires a red and black one what side does each go to I have no ground
wire. The
house is probably 80 years old with old wiring


Old wiring can be hit or miss. Black is usually the hot and the other
neutral. Use a tester to be sure.