How to Wire a 20A GFCI and 20A Receptacle in a 2-Gang Box Fast and Safely

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[MrTooTechnical]

Simply fuking perfect. Awesome. Those screws are 12 and 6. Woohoo

[adelhomeserviceselectrical]

I'm an electrician and I follow this channel for extra information since this gentleman has a long experience in the field especially electrical terminology.

[jimblk]

I just bought a house and they had the 4 way light in hallway all screwed up but I followed your video on 4 way and fixed it, my wife thinks I’m a hero lol, thank you so much for making these easy to follow videos. Again thank you

[TalentNetworked]

How can anyone not be competent after watching? Great job teaching. Keep it up !

[McmM-cvsb]

What I love about the Sparky channel so much is you make it very easy to understand what you're doing and you also practice very good safety which is highly effective keep the videos coming Bill thanks Sparky Channel's number one.👍👍

[akuunreach]

While you may have checked hot to ground, and neutral to ground, and this video is intended for competent persons
The neutral may be damaged or have a loose connection
Also the hot may have been abandoned, but the neutral is hot
Testing both with the ground is ideal for safety

[Aepek]

Know it’s great using tamperproof (& code) but they sure can be finicky when plugging into to, it’s “almost” adult proof as well as child proof😉
Cheers Bill✌🏻

[Mixwell]

Just added a 2 outlet near my garage door since my panel is there. Had an open slot so did a 20A breaker since i purchased a new welder and it's recommended to use it on a 20A and currently my garage plugs AND septic tank pump are on a circuit so i wanted this dedicated for higher draw corded tools like the welder, miter saw and table saw.

Came out really nice and didn't cost much since i had some 12/2 already. Maybe $40 in materials all in all.

It's nice to have a plug right near the door instead of over by my workbench and having to run an extension cord when i want to work out in the driveway and not be pressed for room inside the garage.

[billhandymanbill]

Great video! Since you were using a GFCI plug in tester, I would also the viewer that the GFCI outlet, if wired correctly, could be tripped with the push of the button on the GFCI tester as well as tripping the regular outlet if wired correctly too.

[garydudgeon]

Good job Sparky. I like your outside the box technique.

[DavidSteffy]

Thanks so much Bill. I really appreciate your content and you've help me on more than one project. This one is another masterpiece. :) I love your down to earth way of teaching!

[mr.g]

It would have been good to demonstrate the GFCI button on the outlet tester here.

[anthonyfusco]

Thank you for posting this. Just what I was looking for.

[kenbrown]

I prefer to leave my jumpers straight when I'm securing them to the second device, and then align the devices. just seems a little less awkward to hold like that.
also, smartlock makes it harder to miswire, but I still always use the GFCI tester to confirm proper operation rather than relying on the test button, alone. older GFCIs could be wired so the device would only trip with the test button.

[TheSteveYouTube]

This is exactly what I have to do thank you so much

[Eddy]

Did that same exact project a couple weeks ago ... Great little vid ... And you did yours correct too ... Lol ...

[OmarArriaga]

Awesome. Exactly what I was looking for.

[Landesign]

Great video! Bill, I wish you would show the blue silicone bands that you featured in another video!

[dragonprototype]

Couldn't u press the button on ur gfci outlet tester?

[TheSteveYouTube]

If I need to get power to another switch box for my lights where do you plug in the wires that run to the next box ?? How do I jump power to that other box