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Ruleofthumb:thehotwiresconnecttosideofoutlet.

HotwirescanbeBlackRedorBlackWhit

Lookforscrewcoloronoutlet

Ruleofthumb:thehotwiresconnecttosideofoutlet

BrassforHot,SilverforNeutral,Greenforground
Someoutletsdonothavecolorcodedscrews.
IgnoreNeutralscrewifnoneutralwireavailable

Brassscrew=>Hotwire
240voltelectriccircuithas2hotwires.

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Greenscrew=>barecopperorgreengroundwire
Silverscrew=>Neutral

Thehotwiresconnecttobrasscoloredscrewslocatedonside
Lookatscrewcolor

Youroutletmightnothaveneutralwire.
Neutralnotrequiredfor240voltcircuit

Imageshows2hotwireswithground.
2Hotwiresand1groundwire.
Hotwirescanberedandblackorwhiteandblack
Eitherhotwirecanconnecttoeitherbrassterminal

Howtoidentifygroundconnection:
LookForgreenscrew
Roundshapeswithflatbottomareground

Noticecolorofscrewswhenwiring240Voltoutlets
Greenforground
Hot1andHot2connecttoeitherbrassscrew

Imageshows2hotwireswithground.
Hotwirescanberedandblackorwhiteandblack
Eitherhotwirecanconnecttoeitherbrassterminal
Noticecolorofscrewswhenwiring240Voltoutlets
Greenforground
Hot1andHot2canconnecttoeitherbrassscrew

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TheroundedLshapeisgroundinall120V,277Vand
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LookforMarkingsondevice:
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Howtotestfor120voltor240volt
Reviewbasic120voltand240volt

HotwierscanbeBlackRedorBlackWhite
Howdoyouknowifthewirecarries120Vor240V?

Imageshows120Voltlineand240voltline.
Bothcircuitshavegroundwire.
Each120and240requiretwowirestocompletecircuit.
120Vrequires1hotand1neutral
240Vrequires2hots

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Neverstandonoutdoorgroundsoil,ortouchorlean
Putdowndryboards.
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Usemultimetertoconfirmexactvoltage.

Some240Voltlineshaveadditionalneutralwire.Neutralnot
necessarytocomplete240Voltcircuit.
Some240Voltlineshavewhiteandblackinsteadofredandblack

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Seeinsidemainbox
Wiresizes

240Volthas2Hotwires.
HotwirescanbeBlackRedorBlackWhite
Testeachwretobareground.Iftestershowspowert
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Plugoroutletwith3HotwiresXYZisfor3phaseillustratedloweronpage
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Electricalcalculation
1)Each240VoltoutletsoldatHardwareorHomeCenterwillhave
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3)Formula:Voltsxamps=watts.
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Volts=240Volts
4)Example:Doubleovenwattage=7000watts.
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NoticethatXandYareHot,WisNeutral,andthereisnoGforground.
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Imageonleftissameasillustrationinboxdirectlyabove.
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