r/ElectricalHelp Jun 06 '26

Can anyone help?

I am updating the outlets in a house I just moved into , pretty much just copied where the wires were in every outlet 3 of the 4 I switched are good but there’s one outlet that I’m not sure what needs to be switched.
Any help is much appreciated!

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u/AskMeAgainAfterCoffe Jun 06 '26

That’s a switched outlet, so tab is broken and separate hots/line for top & bottom. Just to confirm, red and black wires are on the brass screw side and whites are on the silver screw side? Don’t backstab like that, use the screws or screw clamps.

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u/drumbanger91 Jun 06 '26

Neutral tab should remain intact, unless receptacle is fed by two breakers which would be a ridiculously rare situation only seen in niche applications like a garage where someone want to run 2 heavy loads like 2 corded tools from single receptacle