Peerless 3 Gang Outlet Wiring
Square floor receptacle with duplex universal outlet with.
3 gang outlet wiring. Form a j shaped hook on the end of each wire or pigtail using needle nose pliers. In any case the wiring is the same. In this wiring the first and 3rd outlet hot terminals are connected to the line 2 blue and the second and last outlets hot terminals are connected to the line 1 red.
Connect one of the green pigtails from the orange wire nut to each of the bare copper ground wires that are connected to the three fixtures. Black hot wire to a gold colored terminal screw. Push the wires into the back of the gang box.
Wrap the tape around the wire nut and onto the wires. This way the screw will close the hook as you tighten the screw. The wire should hook around the screw in a clockwise fashion.
Fit the hooked end of the ground wire around the ground screw on the new receptacle. A 3 gang receptacle box may be the only box on a branch circuit or one of many receptacle boxes. Square floor receptacle window opening.
Wire the new electrical outlet. Connect the new wires to the new outlet. A 3 gang receptacle box is usually made of metal or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene abs plastic.
Square floor receptacle with duplex universal outlet with ground shutter. The neutral is connected from the main breaker to all outlets neutral terminal. Mount the new box in the opening.