4 black and 4 white wires i hate it when electricians do a switch loop and fail to take the 2 seconds to break out the sharpie and put a line one the white feed line. 4 black4 white wire from ceiling sounds like an older house where many wires come together in a light fixture box on the ceiling.
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/4-Prong-Dryer-Cord-58e3eb455f9b58ef7e115380.jpg)
How To Replace A 3 Prong Electric Dryer Cord With A 4 Prong Cord
4 black wires 4 white wires. 1 st bundle has the black wire routed to the first switch hot then to the 2 nd switch then the 3 rd switch. Active 1 year 5 months ago. Green or bare wire is still ground. It takes seriously 2 sec and is just smart. All 4 bundles have the whites tied together and capped off. From your fanlight the green wire will join the copper wires in the ground connection.
How to wire a gfci with 4 white and 4 black wires see pictures. Opening up an outlet or light switch box you might be confronted with a bewildering array of wires of different colorsblack white bare copper and other colors closely intermingle yet each one has a specific purpose. I dont want to blow up anything. Ask question asked 4 years ago. I already did this for two outlets in my garage. Using a multimeter to map out mystery wires.
It sounds like all the black wires need to be connected all the white wires and all the ground wires. Join the black wires from both cables together add a 6 inch jumper cable of the same gauge twist them all together and screw on a wire cap. Do i put the ground wire with the red wire. Does the neutral go with black. In a 4 wire 220 volt setup white should be common. The intercom has 4 wires.
12 awg for 20 amp circuits and 14 awg for 10 and 15 amp circuits. Viewed 4k times 3. The power source has only two connector screws with no indications as to where to put what wire. The red wire is the one coming from your wall switch. 3 switches but 4 wire bundles come into the outlet. To have 4 whites and 4 blacks you have 4 separate 2 wire cables coming into the box.
One of the blackwhite wires is a switch leg going to the electrical box where the switch was for the light. I live in an old house and i am looking to replace a two prong outlet in the kitchen with a gfci outlet. All greens are tied together then routed to each switch. The white wire will join the other white wires in the neutral connection. The hot wires can be black and any other color besides white gray or green. Knowing the purpose of each wire will keep you safe and your houses electrical system in top working order.
Join the white wires and cap them in the same way but omit the jumper wire. All 4 bundles have 3 wires white black and green. They should both be of the same wire gauge. Green black red and white.
Gallery of 4 Black Wires 4 White Wires
