If you are going to install more than a single duplex receptacle in one location i prefer to use the dupelx receptacle wiring approach described in the article above. My light switch wiring diagrams may be helpful to you.
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Duplex receptacle wiring diagram. Depicted here is the wiring diagram for controlling the half of two duplex electrical receptacles by a wall switch without a neutral conductor. With each outlet connected by its own pigtail wire if one fails because of physical damage the other wont be affected and should still work. Wiring dual outlets in a series. In this gfci outlet wiring and installation diagram the combo switch outlet spst single way switch and ordinary outlet is connected to the load side of gfci. In this diagram two duplex receptacle outlets are installed in the same box and wired separately to the source using pigtails spliced to connect the terminals of each one. Wiring a grounded duplex receptacle outlet.
Dont use this receptacle when no ground wire is available. This is a polarized device. Wiring a gfci outlet with combo switch outlet receptacle light switch. Also shown is the half of the receptacle that is live at all times and the tab that must be cut in order to split the receptacles. This is a standard 15 amp 120 volt wall receptacle outlet wiring diagram. Wiring multiple outlets in a series in this diagram wall outlets are wired in a row using the terminal screws to pass voltage from one receptacle to the next.
A grounded contact at the bottom center is crescent shaped. Wiring for multiple ground fault circuit interrupters gfci and standard duplex receptacles are included with protected and non protected arrangements. Two or more such receptacles can be ganged together in a box provided wiring circuit ampacity and connections are properly selected and installed. The long slot on the left is the neutral contact and the short slot is the hot contact.
Gallery of Duplex Receptacle Wiring Diagram
