Timeline for When wiring outlets should I use pigtails or both sets of outlet screws?
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| Jul 1, 2023 at 19:35 | answer | added | Alexander Riccio | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 10, 2022 at 17:05 | history | protected | FreeMan | ||
| Feb 10, 2022 at 17:00 | answer | added | Bill | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 1, 2019 at 18:16 | answer | added | Alex | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 31, 2019 at 7:31 | answer | added | Chris Taylor | timeline score: 2 | |
| May 10, 2018 at 4:10 | answer | added | Jeff Bloomfield | timeline score: 10 | |
| Jan 8, 2016 at 17:14 | answer | added | Erik vanDoren | timeline score: -2 | |
| Dec 27, 2015 at 22:17 | answer | added | godsquadgeek | timeline score: -2 | |
| Mar 29, 2015 at 8:49 | answer | added | AG6LE | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 13, 2014 at 6:10 | answer | added | Frisch | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 20, 2014 at 17:58 | answer | added | Don | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 10, 2014 at 17:07 | comment | added | DA01 | @amphibient oh, to clarify, I got why there were two sets--I just wasn't used to seeing the outlet, itself, being used to connect them. In past homes, that was always done via pigtailing. | |
| Apr 10, 2014 at 17:00 | comment | added | amphibient | there are two sets of wires because one set is charge (coming into the outlet) and the other one is load (going out to the next box/outlet). nothing unusual about it. the tab is not broken because it serves to connect the two | |
| Apr 2, 2014 at 16:54 | answer | added | Tester101 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Apr 2, 2014 at 14:42 | answer | added | Rand | timeline score: 11 | |
| May 9, 2013 at 17:31 | answer | added | Mike | timeline score: 7 | |
| Feb 22, 2013 at 6:22 | answer | added | Randy | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 21, 2012 at 13:44 | answer | added | Walker | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 21, 2012 at 2:03 | answer | added | ColinMcC | timeline score: 10 | |
| Jul 10, 2012 at 11:43 | history | edited | Tester101 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 10, 2012 at 10:34 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackDIY/status/222639970857398272 | ||
| Jul 10, 2012 at 1:31 | answer | added | BrianK | timeline score: -1 | |
| Jul 10, 2012 at 1:02 | answer | added | Philip Ngai | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 9, 2012 at 22:54 | answer | added | Michael | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jul 9, 2012 at 22:52 | vote | accept | DA01 | ||
| Jul 9, 2012 at 22:39 | answer | added | BMitch | timeline score: 17 | |
| Jul 9, 2012 at 22:33 | history | asked | DA01 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |