Polarized plug
#1
02-06-04, 01:49 PM
Polarized plug
When replacing an old wall outlet should the polarized side of the new outlet go to the white or black wire?
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Well, you don't say what you mean by polarized.
If you mean the wide slot that is the white, but we don't go by the slots when wiring, we go by colors.
Black/red/blue (hot)=gold screw
White(neutral)=silver
Green/bare(ground)=green
Keep in mind a white can be a hot. You can run 2-wire, as in 12/2, to feed a straight 220v appliance. The white should then be re-marked black or red. Usually with a Sharpie marker. This is a recent code so you may often find a white as hot, but still white.
Understand?
If you mean the wide slot that is the white, but we don't go by the slots when wiring, we go by colors.
Black/red/blue (hot)=gold screw
White(neutral)=silver
Green/bare(ground)=green
Keep in mind a white can be a hot. You can run 2-wire, as in 12/2, to feed a straight 220v appliance. The white should then be re-marked black or red. Usually with a Sharpie marker. This is a recent code so you may often find a white as hot, but still white.
Understand?
#3
02-06-04, 03:55 PM
The answer to your question is that the polarized side of a receptacle outlet is connected to the return or neutral conductor. This is a white wire.
Remember it this way. The code wants the larger side of the receptacle to be grounded. This will mean less of a chance of a shock if someone sticks something into the receptacle.
Remember it this way. The code wants the larger side of the receptacle to be grounded. This will mean less of a chance of a shock if someone sticks something into the receptacle.
