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How do you wire a 3 prong outlet with newer 4 wire cable?

To wire a 3-prong outlet with newer 4-wire cable, you will connect the black and red wires to the brass screws for the hot connections, the white wire to the silver screw for the neutral connection, and the green or bare wire to the green screw for the ground connection. Be sure to consult local electrical codes to ensure proper installation.


You have three colours of wire in your bathroom red black and green yellow what do they mean?

3 colors? red black green and yellow? i count 4... red is your active, or live wire. black is return, or negative wire. green is your earthing wire and yellow is more than likely a control, for a switch, possibly a heating fan or towel railing?


In the US where do the blue red green and white wires on a fan go to when the ceiling has red black bare copper and white wires?

Black to Black - Black from the ceiling is a hot wire and should be switched Red to Blue - Red wire is another hot wire and should also be switched White to White - White from the ceiling is the neutral and should not be switched. Your wall should have two switches, one will control the red wire, one will control the black wire. If you wire your fan as above, one switch will turn the fan on, the other will turn the light of the fan on.


Why would an outlet have two black wires two white wires one red wire and a ground?

The normal colors of a residential outlet are black(hot), white(nuetral), and bare/green(ground). It is common to 'feed thru' an outlet, in other words to bring the power in on one trio of wires tied to the outlet and send it out on another trio of wires also tied to the outlet. If however one white wire is not connected the power will not feed thru properly and whatever outlets are downstream will not work. It is possible to burn up whatever equipment is plugged into the downstream outlets, espiecaly if it is electronic ie; omputers, video equipment etc... Hope this helps. Remember turn off power before working all electrical outlets.


What does it mean when the circuit tester light does not come on when touching the black and white wires?

It could mean two things. The first thing would be that the tester is not working. Test on a circuit that you know to be energized. The second thing causing a tester not to light is that the circuit under test is de energized. When using these types of testers always test the black to white wire and then black to ground wire. If the tester indicates there is a voltage to ground and not the white then the neutral white wire is open somewhere in the circuit.

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3 colors? red black green and yellow? i count 4... red is your active, or live wire. black is return, or negative wire. green is your earthing wire and yellow is more than likely a control, for a switch, possibly a heating fan or towel railing?


In the US where do the blue red green and white wires on a fan go to when the ceiling has red black bare copper and white wires?

Black to Black - Black from the ceiling is a hot wire and should be switched Red to Blue - Red wire is another hot wire and should also be switched White to White - White from the ceiling is the neutral and should not be switched. Your wall should have two switches, one will control the red wire, one will control the black wire. If you wire your fan as above, one switch will turn the fan on, the other will turn the light of the fan on.


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