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Install/Repair an AC Outlet - PEP BB electricity.sand.AC outlet

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I installed a new outlet in my bathroom for a bidet with a heated toilet seat.  Only need the one outlet so I got one with a nightlight instead of a second outlet.  This outlet is downstream of a gfci and I tested that functionality as well.  This is a repeat bb for the straw badge.
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look ma, no outlet
look ma, no outlet
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hooked up
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tested
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gfci works
gfci works

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Replaced an outlet that was 1/2 broken today.  The bottom worked but the top didn’t.  
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Here's my submission. Figured I'll do several honey-do list this weekend.
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Plain outlet 1
Plain outlet 1
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Plain outlet 2
Plain outlet 2
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Garage missing outlet
Garage missing outlet
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Programmable thermostat
Programmable thermostat

Err on the side of action 🐎

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Note: I hearby certify this complete for the AC outlet.  You may want to look at submitting the light switch in the specific BB for that, and replacing your thermostat might work for the Electricity Badge Oddball category. 

 
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Hello! My she shed needs an electrical outlet before winter. Extension cords don't like to be snow plowed-over! Lol! So, I dug a new trench to the she shed, buried wire inside carflex, and installed a new outlet. It works!
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digging a trench
digging a trench
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where the electrical wire goes into the exterior wall
where the electrical wire goes into the exterior wall
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the spot for the new outlet
the spot for the new outlet
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outlet screwed in place
outlet screwed in place
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it works!
it works!

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Put a new outlet on an existing circuit in my basement for a washing machine.
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no outlet
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in progress
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new outlet!

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I need more outlets in my greenhouse. There are free breakers in the sub panel nearby, so I will start a new line. Here is the first one. I used exterior grade materials since its in a moist environment.
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Place for new outlet
Place for new outlet
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Pulling the wire through conduit to the box
Pulling the wire through conduit to the box
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The new outlet in place
The new outlet in place
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Orange light, indicating it has power!
Orange light, indicating it has power!

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I needed an outlet to plug in a camera.


To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
 - install new or replace existing AC outlet

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  - a picture of the current location that needs a new outlet, or a socket failing a socket test
  - a picture of the installation/repair midway through
  - a picture of the finished installation with the socket tester showing a proper installation
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Spot in need of an outlet
Spot in need of an outlet
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Halfway through the install
Halfway through the install
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Install complete
Install complete

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Hi all,

I've replaced several (8 and counting) of our ungrounded 2-prong outlets with modern grounded 3-prong ones. The existing electrical boxes ARE  grounded, so I'm able to run a grounded pigtail from the box and ground the new outlet. Here is an example.

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old 2-prong outlet
old 2-prong outlet
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pigtailing the green ground wire for use in new outlet
pigtailing the green ground wire for use in new outlet
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Connecting everything together
Screwing everything down
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Finished 3-prong outlet, testing correctly
Finished 3-prong outlet, testing correctly
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Screwing everything down
Screwing everything down
 
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