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

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.

Replaced an outlet that was 1/2 broken today.  The bottom worked but the top didn’t.  

Here's my submission. Figured I'll do several honey-do list this weekend.

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!

Put a new outlet on an existing circuit in my basement for a washing machine.

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.

I needed an outlet to plug in a camera.


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

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide:
  - 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

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.

My entry for installing an outlet:

This is a part of a larger job I did installing a large "DIY" powerwall for a server room.  The room adjacent to the server room was selected for its proximity to the server room, (there's a furnace and a water heater in the room) but it was suitable for running conduit from the main breaker box and also to the server room (in our county, all high voltage wiring needs to be in conduit).

I had a helper on this job, but they didn't want to work on high voltage, so I did all the work on this outlet. It's a dedicated 20 Amp GFCI outlet (technically any outlet installed below grade are supposed to be GFCI).

On heavy-duty outlets of this type, there is a brass plate in each contact, which allows attaching wires by clamping force when the screws are tightened. This completely avoids the issue of a wrap-around failure of the wire looping around screws.  I think these also allows the spring clip push-in type, but I don't like using those either, especially with the clamping option available.