How to add an electrical outlet ANYWHERE

in this Video I will show you how to add an electrical outlet anywhere you want. If you need to add an outlet where there is not one available, follow these simple steps and you will be able to add an outlet all by yourself.

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0:00 Start
0:21 Intro
2:30 Locating The Studs
4:51 Finding the power source
6:23 Running the wire
7:27 Installing the New Box
10:15 Wiring the new outlet
13:49 Connecting to the power source
14:42 Finalizing Installation
15:09 Outro

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[ShafikKassam]

Best video I’ve seen on how to add an outlet.

[billfarnsworth]

1) In many places it’s against code to have an outlet in a clothes closet.
2) Do not drill a hole in the back of a device box. You need to have proper strain relief.
3) Don’t use push ins on the back of a receptacle. Use the screws. They’re way less prone to failure which can cause a fire.
4) Don’t put 2 wires on one screw like he did with the ground wires. Pigtail them and land 1 wire.
5) Strip more jacket off the wire. Leaving 3-4” in the box just takes up space.
6) Shut the damn power off BEFORE you start.

As a master electrician I don’t really have issues with DIY’ers if they do it right. This guy has zero business trying to show people how to do this. He’s very obviously not trained or qualified.

[briandyer]

Anywhere you want as long as it's direct behind another outlet on the other side of the wall LoL

[mymagicalpants]

Thank you for posting this! I had to add a box and outlet since our old dishwasher was hardwired to the main wire coming out of the wall. I was shocked how easy this was to do. I bought the necessary components and, much quicker than expected, installed the box and outlet. And boom, when I switched the breaker back on, it worked!

[ALaModePi]

A few comments:
1) As others have noted, a warning to turn off the power before you work is not wasted.
2) Those push-ins are one of the most common points of failure on outlet installation. It's not against code to use them, but best practice is to bend the wire into a J and hook it on the screw on the side of the outlet (with the J terminating in the direction the screw tightens.
3) It's also best practice to join all the wires of each type together using a wire nut and fold them into the rear of the box. Then connect only one set of wires to the outlet.
4) Finally, and this may be a code violation depending on your locale, you shouldn't just drill a hole in the back of the box. You should replace the box and pass both sets of wires through those strain-relief panels at the back.

[thomasspool]

‘Now that I’m back in the closet, I’m gonna see if I can locate that stud.’

[garrettdykes]

Let me first use this metal drillbit to drill just inches away from a live outlet and into a outlet box that could have another live wire behind it in the wall. Now that I drilled it, let me turn off the power!

[dr.h_gibby]

This is a great video for me… I have a project where I want to make a floating PC desk setup with “floating” desk and monitors and I need to do this same thing to the outlet under my desk so I don’t need to show an extension cord going from the outlet under my floating desk to the bottom of the desk itself. So I will be doing this to put an outlet right under my floating desk attached to the 2x4 that mounts my “floating” desk to the wall. I will also be running the cords from the PC through the wall to the monitors so it has little to no cables exposed. Couldn’t do it without this video. Thanks 🙏

[RickInMaryland]

I have the same stud finder. I love it. It's not only the cheapest stud finder you can buy, but it's also the most accurate. When it sticks to the wall, you know there's a stud behind it. Great video!

[juanrrobledo]

One very important thing you failed to mention, shut the power off to that outlet or room from the circuit breaker box, always shut the power off, good step by step instructions

[cptnhowdy]

I enjoyed the part when he drilled a hole in the electrical box before switching power off at the breaker.🤡

[mk]

Thank you for the video. I did learn something. I liked the stud finders you showed. I am not 100% sure, but you could probably have an electrician do this for under $100.00. All the tools you list, come to about half that cost.

[genebeckley]

I agree with some of the comments
1. You left to much outer wire insulation on the wire coming into box 1/2-3/4 inch all you need
2.pigtail your grounds 1 wire only on ground screw
3. Use screw side terminals for your white and black wires make a loop and hook in direction of tightening screw
4.outlet plate was cracked in middle -replace
5. Power continuity is suppose to pass through the circuit or wire not through the device pigtail the hots and neutrals
6.your leaving to long of wire in box in some boxes that could pose a problem
6 inches out from box

[kallak]

You need to know what else is on the circuit you are connecting to. You cant just keep adding stuff . Overloaded circuits will either trip breakers or cause fires. OR BOTH !

[EL-emmn]

Wow, that was actually really easy if you get lucky and have an outlet nearby. Thanks for the knowledge.

[Daehawk]

My dad was an electrician. I was helping him one day as a teen by stripping the outlet and switch wires and installing them. hehe He got a call to come back out..I had stripped the wires too much and when Id shoved them back in the box the wires on some had touched each other and tripped the breaker on that circuit. He had to pull them all to find the ones touching. Learned my lesson that time. Guess he learned to watch me more closely too :)

[pmb]

Very well done video on what NOT to do. Next video will be " How to put out a closet fire with a garden hose!"

[marks]

Be careful of receptacles in closets. We were working in a house when the owner said she had an outlet in the living room that quit working a long time ago. We removed it and it was tightly connected but was dead. From the location of the wire in the box, it looked like it might be jumped from a box on the other side of the wall. When I looked there was a closet that had been added to the room years before that enclosed the existing outlet. The closet was full of cardboard file boxes stacked against the wall. When I took them out, one of them had turned brown from the heat from the receptacle. When I removed it, it had a loose hot wire that had been arcing for a long enough time that it destroyed the whole side of the receptacle. The hot wire was pitted from the arcing and it was just luck that file box didn't catch fire. NEVER cover a receptacle with stuff that is seldom moved. If something goes bad you may never see it until its too late.

[SirSosa]

Thank you so much for your video, this is exactly what I was looking for to help me with my next project ...BRAVO !!!

[robertajanisse]

Thank you! I bought a new dishwasher with a plug to replace one hard wired. I was able to install an outlet to plug the new dishwasher in with no problem.