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Electrical Wiring the Home

Bob visits Cliff Electric, a three man team, that will performing all the "rough in" wiring in a residence. Bob Owens, the lead electrician, shows a switched receptacle which is a receptacle that is controlled by a wall switch. This is done so a person could plug a table lamp into the receptacle and then cut the lamp on and off with a wall switch. Bob Owens shows how to properly run NMB wire, strip the outer sheath, make the necessary connections, and strip the individual wire insulation. They also discuss the requirements for accessible box heights and locations.
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" Let's talk a little bit about this outside just heard that you can do the whole place and it in -- the creative yet but pretty much pretty much to what are you working on over here well we gonna. Outlive him that's going to be switched from a two locations throughout switch. OK so this will be. -- applaud like to -- have a table -- you mean it'll be switched on exactly yet we met the top can be switched from the bottles they constant. And that will be a switch over right kitchen in the front door and at the front door how does that work I got running feet out yeah the basement yet that I got to run it three wire in between to them that -- Have switched okay. And we destroy able to -- it through the hole in there. So that come from the switch over but it -- law actually these -- this way here. Come from that was typical over the weekend that was going to be so it's also that means they've got two of them that are being switch nothing that it inflicts all right. And that it was here at the bring -- my feet. Back over to this receptacles. When slips lake that -- went right -- case and you get your read your black -- which one is which the reds going to do what was going to be for the top receptacle and switch that want. And the black will be. Now does it matter whether it's the top receptacle under the bottom receptacle that really doesn't have Bob I mean. It's not a code require -- cycle -- plan. Missed this one grounds that it."

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" I keep forgetting there's two receptacles that are controlled by the same switch so theoretically you could have -- table lamps on. That the two points in the -- in the living room. Exactly that go on and off with that switch that's right it also an economical way of doing things is that they're kind of gives you the option of not having any kind of ceiling -- o'clock exactly and -- pig tail on they have. Now what's that for. We'll -- a pig tail -- on the on the Arafat but again. Two things get too Hot Springs right. This one isn't it looks that's up you know there's an angle to the bottom OK and these much in the -- that's. OK so I said the rental you will be the one that's going to be stretched. From -- wire nuts and world sir. Okay now let me ask -- in terms of this being home that is accessible to someone with a disability odd resentment having implications in terms of how you require. What do you mean that given -- height requirements for your box in the different their their lower -- is a lower lower what about switches the switch is the walls open. These -- box receptacle with eighteen inches. We have these -- what about switches the switch is a 48 and it hadn't had point so that if someone isn't wheelchair they can. Axis and he's correct great. --"

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