Jul 20, 2008 · Again, if by parallel or series you mean pigtail or sidescrew, its up to you. I think most prefer pigtailing. You can remove the receptacle without affecting other downstream …

Nov 29, 2008 · As a previous post said "the terms series and parallel or often confused and misunderstood". I my neck of the woods, line voltage smoke/fire detectors are connected to an …

Nov 22, 2006 · A series connection allows for the maximum availabile amount of hot water. A parallel hookup could result in only one of the heaters supplying the majority of water if the …

Feb 19, 2009 · However, even though the wire is sent from one light to the next to the next, it is actually wired in parallel within each light using pigtails - usually already attached to the light. …

Brian Walo, a licensed electrician in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., replies: In this scenario, it’s probably easiest (and least confusing) to run a two-wire cable to the new light, connected in parallel with …

Oct 29, 2003 · For instance; I put in a separate circuit just for an iron in the laundry area. Here, there is only one outlet and I put in the 20 amp outlet/receptacle. Again, as I understand it, on …

When a duplex receptacle is in the middle of a circuit, there will be two 14/2 or 12/2 cables entering the box—one from the power source and the other running downstream to the next …

Feeding the circuit through a GFCI or AFCI receptacle . If you want to use a single GFCI or AFCI receptacle to protect downstream outlets, feed them from the “load” terminals of the …

A series of photos shows the systematic process. How to Wire a Switch Box – For this “Building Skills” article, veteran electrician Brian Walo describes how to wire a switch box. After …

1) Twist off the tab to convert a standard duplex receptacle into two single receptacles. 2) Attach the ground wire to the green screw; attach the neutral to a silver screw.