Neat 3 Gang Outlet Wiring Diagram

A 3 gang receptacle box is usually made of metal or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene abs plastic.

3 gang outlet wiring diagram. In this wiring the first and 3rd outlet hot terminals are connected to the line 2 blue and the second and last outlets hot terminals are connected to the line 1 red. Ground wire is connected to the outlets as well as shown in the fig. For wiring in series the terminal screws are the means for passing voltage from one receptacle to another.

This outlet is commonly used for a heavy load such as a large air conditioner. The source is at sw1 and 2 wire cable runs from there to the fixtures. The source is at sw1 and 3 wire cable runs between all the devices.

Wiring a 20 amp 240 volt appliance receptacle. In this diagram two outlets are wired in the same box with a separate 120 volt source feeding each. Wiring diagram for dual outlets.

The neutral is connected from the main breaker to all outlets neutral terminal. This wiring is commonly used in a 20 amp kitchen circuit where two appliance feeds are needed such as for a refrigerator and a microwave in the same location. Wiring 2 outlets with 2 sources.

With this wiring both the black and white wires are used to carry 120 volts each and the white wire is wrapped with electrical tape to label it hot. The abs plastic gang boxes are becoming more popular with remodelers since they are easier to install in finished walls. The hot wire from the source connects to the common terminal on sw1 and the neutral wire is spliced through to the neutral on the receptacle using the white cable wire.

With this wiring the receptacle can be controlled from two locations. This diagram shows the wiring arrangement for a 3 way switched outlet. Any break or malfunction in one outlet will cause all the other outlets to fail.