How To Add An Outlet To A Finished Wall
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I will walk you through the process of adding an outlet to an existing circuit without going up to the attic or down to the basement. This also will make it so you will have no drywall repair or painting to do after the installation.
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This tutorial is awesome. Well done sir and thank you for your simple yet thorough walk through 👌👍
Dude you're awesome! Thanks@
Thanks great great video 👍👍👍
You forgot to put tape around the receptacle with the metal box
Curious…. wouldn't you want to put some metal plates to protect the wires from future fastners?
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Masterful
I could be wrong, but I seem to remember you talking about a new remodel, code approved, plastic junction box that didn’t require disconnecting the multiple romex connections, and when the lid was screwed down it secured or clamped the cables, so they couldn’t pulled out….. am I going crazy?
There is a maximum number of outlets permitted on a circuit. Hopefully did not exceed it. Could have used a power strip
I liked this. I have done this. The most pleasing thing to me is telling people to be consistent.. vertical or horizontal with the plate screws. That's not just OCD, it is a professional look.
Instead of taking the trim off and cutting the the drywall, will it be to code or are you allowed to cut a with a router a line deep and long enough on the trim below the nail line to put the wires in. This way you connect the wires on the trim itself from one area to the other. Please let me know?
Very nice
They make a snap in (nutless) connector for the metal box. I like the connectors if you are dealing with more than 2 wires but the pigtail was not necessary. 2 lefts 2 rights and twist the ground. Cool trick going behind the trim!!
What options do you have if you’ve started such a project then your route for the sending the cord up through the wall is blocked by some sort of horizontal stud? Cuz that’s what happened to me 🙁
To much work
Super helpful. Does anyone know if this could be done just as easily with plaster walls?
Now youve voided your home oweners insurance policy. Duhhhhhhhh
Not an electrician screw around and burn your guest up. Not recomended no inspection no code nails will enter wire. So wrong
Its called a extension cord duh
This was awesome! 💯
Sweet. Thanks, just when you think you know everything you watch this and add it to your knowledge bank. (Now I know everything)😂
Very smart, great helpful video.
This is awesome. Thank you!
Scott, thanks for this awesome video! What a great method for adding an outlet!!
OUTSTANDING! Was exactly the video I was looking for, same project as you but would need to go further, around the corner from your new outlet and never dawned on me to pull trim and run it. Liked, saved, subbed! Thank you!
Unfortunately, in my country almost all walls are usually concrete or bricks… so I am lost on how to do it without damaging the wall…
i learned from 1 of your videos to put elec tape over wagos .to prevent the levers from popping up.
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if your doing this on a exterior wall make sure ur not putting ur saw through the polly