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Outlet Replacement
Outlet Replacement
Singer Rosemary Clooney was born on this day. She was famous for singing about an old house that was aging. As homes get older, things go bad and need replacing. Electrical outlets are a good example. Over time, receptacles wear and loosen, and can become unstable. Poor contacts can short out and even start a fire. But they're easy to remove and replace. Step 1: always turn off the power. Then remove the cover and unscrew the receptacle. Pull it out of the box and inspect the wires. Hot will be black (or red) and negative will be white. There can be one or two of each. The ground will be green or bare copper. Remove all and reattach to the new receptacle, with black going to the brass screw, white to silver and the ground to the green screw. Then replace the receptacle and cover plate, plug in your radio and enjoy Rosemary Clooney. And that's the On The House tip for today. http://www.onthehouse.com/tips/20090523 |
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, Ablang wrote: Outlet Replacement Singer Rosemary Clooney was born on this day. She was famous for singing about an old house that was aging. As homes get older, things go bad and need replacing. Electrical outlets are a good example. Over time, receptacles wear and loosen, and can become unstable. Poor contacts can short out and even start a fire. But they're easy to remove and replace. Step 1: always turn off the power. Then remove the cover and unscrew the receptacle. Pull it out of the box and inspect the wires. Hot will be black (or red) and negative will be white. There can be one or two of each. The ground will be green or bare copper. Remove all and reattach to the new receptacle, with black going to the brass screw, white to silver and the ground to the green screw. Then replace the receptacle and cover plate, plug in your radio and enjoy Rosemary Clooney. And that's the On The House tip for today. http://www.onthehouse.com/tips/20090523 and watch out for aluminum wire. yes, there was a time AL was used to "Save" money. a real fire concern. rip it out. -- It's amazing what you can do. If... you put your mind to it. |
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Outlet Replacement
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:37:49 -0700, One Who Waits
wrote: In article , Ablang wrote: Outlet Replacement Singer Rosemary Clooney was born on this day. She was famous for singing about an old house that was aging. As homes get older, things go bad and need replacing. Electrical outlets are a good example. Over time, receptacles wear and loosen, and can become unstable. Poor contacts can short out and even start a fire. But they're easy to remove and replace. Step 1: always turn off the power. Then remove the cover and unscrew the receptacle. Pull it out of the box and inspect the wires. Hot will be black (or red) and negative will be white. There can be one or two of each. The ground will be green or bare copper. Remove all and reattach to the new receptacle, with black going to the brass screw, white to silver and the ground to the green screw. Then replace the receptacle and cover plate, plug in your radio and enjoy Rosemary Clooney. And that's the On The House tip for today. http://www.onthehouse.com/tips/20090523 and watch out for aluminum wire. yes, there was a time AL was used to "Save" money. a real fire concern. At least for later installations, with proper fittings, as long as it was installed by someone competent AL wiring is fine. rip it out. You're talking about a *lot* of grief and money. |
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