The long slot on the left is the neutral contact and the short slot is the hot contact. Here 3 wire cable is run from a double pole circuit breaker providing an independent 120 volts to two sets of multiple outlets.
How To Wire 240 Volt Outlets And Plugs
Wiring outlet diagram. Multiple outlet in parallel wiring diagram. Dont use this receptacle when no ground wire is. Wiring a gfci outlet with combo switch outlet receptacle light switch. This is a polarized device. Wiring a grounded duplex receptacle outlet. This is a standard 15 amp 120 volt wall receptacle outlet wiring diagram.
This wiring is commonly used in a 20 amp kitchen circuit where two appliance feeds are needed such as for a refrigerator and a microwave in the same location. Wiring diagram for dual outlets. The neutral wire from the circuit is shared by both sets. It means all the connected loads to the load terminals of gfci are protected. Any break or malfunction in one outlet will cause all the other outlets to fail. The diagram above shows 2 outlets wired in series and more outlets can be added to this circuit by wiring the 2nd outlet just like the 1st outlet to keep the circuit continuing on until you end the circuit at the last outlet.
For wiring in series the terminal screws are the means for passing voltage from one receptacle to another. Now some electricians will use a 1wire jumper from the outlet and wire nut together the circuits inside the box but. A grounded contact at the bottom center is crescent shaped. Multiple outlet in serie wiring diagram. In this gfci outlet wiring and installation diagram the combo switch outlet spst single way switch and ordinary outlet is connected to the load side of gfci. In the diagram below a 2 wire nm cable supplies line voltage from the electrical panel to the first receptacle outlet boxthe black wire line and white neutral connect to the receptacle terminals and another 2 wire nm that travels to the next receptacle.
Gallery of Wiring Outlet Diagram
