Also shown is the half of the receptacle that is live at all times and the tab that must be cut in order to split the receptacles. With each outlet connected by its own pigtail wire if one fails because of physical damage the other wont be affected and should still work.
Wiring 4 Receptacles Wiring Diagram
Duplex outlet wiring diagram. Wiring diagram for a 20 amp 120 volt duplex receptacle a 20 amp 120v duplex receptacle outlet like this should be installed in a circuit using 12 awg cable and a 20 amp circuit breaker. These receptacles are usually found in kitchen wall outlets where two branch circuits are needed to serve small appliances and a refrigerator separately. If you want to keep the wiring job as simple as possible purchase a quadplex outlet which consists of four outlets in a single casing and fits into a conventional quad box. If one half of a duplex outlet is controlled by a wall switch then the hot tab and possibly the neutral tab will be broken off. The diagram below will show how a standard switched duplex receptacle is wired. Switched split outlet wiring diagram for controlling the half of two duplex electrical receptacles by a wall switch without a neutral conductor.
In this diagram two duplex receptacle outlets are installed in the same box and wired separately to the source using pigtails spliced to connect the terminals of each one. In this diagram both top and bottom receptacles are switched off on. The outlets are already wired together and it has the same pairs of brass and chrome terminals as a conventional duplex receptacle. Take notice that only a 3 wire cable is needed to perform this circuit. Or if the top and bottom outlets of a duplex receptacle are powered by two different circuits the hot tab and possibly the neutral tab will be removed. Wiring two outlets in one box.
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