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How To Wire and Install an Outlet

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Turning On a Breaker
Turning On a Breaker

Turning On a Breaker

Timothy Thiele
When the outlet is installed, go to your breaker panel and turn the circuit back on to the circuit you've been working on. Take a tester and see if the circuit is working properly. You should read somewhere around 120 volts from the hot to neutral connection and also from the hot to ground connection. If so, you have successfully installed an outlet!

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